Lakuwe: city in Lagos, Nigeria
What exactly constitutes the spatial extent of the city? For these aggregations, we used the Global Human Settlement Layer Urban Center Database (GHS-UCDB) to define the boundaries of the city. These cities -- or urban centers -- cover areas that are densely populated and built-up, and so may extend beyond the spatial borders of these cities that we may be familiar with. The GHS area is shaded in blue.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Lakuwe as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.64, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 4.72, 5.77 and 6.1. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Lakuwe spans a total of 181 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, which is highly disconnected.
Effect on the aggregate network: New construction in each period adds to the total stock of streets, but does not change streets that have already been built. Therefore, it has a limited effect on the street network as a whole. The SNDis of the aggregate street network in the respective time periods are nan, 4.72, 5.22 and 5.64. Data was not available in 1975.
Lakuwe and Lagos do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Lagos peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Lakuwe fare in comparison to others in Lagos? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Lakuwe was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Lagos. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Lagos, street construction in Lakuwe has become more connected. Lakuwe ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Lakuwe and Nigeria do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Nigeria peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Lakuwe fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Lakuwe was the 33rd-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Nigeria, street construction in Lakuwe has become more connected. Lakuwe ranked 27th in 1976-1990, 27th in 1991-2000 and 33rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Lakuwe and Lagos do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Lagos rose steadily.
To date, Lakuwe is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Lagos. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Lakuwe ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Lakuwe and Nigeria do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Nigeria rose steadily.
To date, Lakuwe is the 7th-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Nigeria, the street network in Lakuwe has become more disconnected. Lakuwe ranked 14th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Lakuwe had a built-up area of 12.58 square kilometers, and a population of 56234 people.
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