Buni Yadi: city in Yobe, 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 Buni Yadi as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.05, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 4.45, 2.72 and 5.84. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Buni Yadi spans a total of 68 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 5.84, 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, 4.47, 4.32 and 5.05. Data was not available in 1975.
Buni Yadi and Yobe 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 Yobe rose steadily.
How do development practices in Buni Yadi fare in comparison to others in Yobe? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Buni Yadi was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Yobe. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Buni Yadi ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Buni Yadi 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 Buni Yadi fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Buni Yadi was the 47th-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 Buni Yadi has become more connected. Buni Yadi ranked 36th in 1976-1990, 137th in 1991-2000 and 47th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Buni Yadi and Yobe 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 Yobe rose steadily.
To date, Buni Yadi is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Yobe. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Buni Yadi ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Buni Yadi 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, Buni Yadi is the 21st-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 Buni Yadi has become more disconnected. Buni Yadi ranked 22nd in 1976-1990, 31st in 1991-2000 and 21st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Buni Yadi had a built-up area of 1.44 square kilometers, and a population of 107644 people.
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