Sudh: city in Dhofar, Oman
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 Sudh as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.59, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.27, 2.47, 3.01 and 2.93. Street construction in Sudh increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Sudh spans a total of 249 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.47, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 2.27, 2.46, 2.54 and 2.59. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Sudh has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.19 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.04.
Sudh and Dhofar follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Sudh fare in comparison to others in Dhofar? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sudh was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Dhofar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Dhofar, street construction in Sudh has become more connected. Sudh ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Sudh and Oman do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Sudh peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Oman followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Sudh fare in comparison to others in Oman? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sudh was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Oman. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Sudh ranked 8th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
Sudh and Dhofar follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Sudh is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Dhofar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Sudh ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Sudh and Oman do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Sudh rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Oman followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
To date, Sudh is the 9th-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Oman. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Oman, the street network in Sudh has become more connected. Sudh ranked 8th in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Sudh had a built-up area of 8.23 square kilometers, and a population of 62592 people.
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