Nablus: city in West Bank, Palestina
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 Nablus as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.09, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.7, 4.2, 6.34 and 5.98. Street construction in Nablus 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 Nablus spans a total of 410 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 4.2, 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 1.7, 3.53, 3.94 and 4.09. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Nablus has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.83 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.16.
Nablus and West Bank do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Nablus peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in West Bank rose steadily.
How do development practices in Nablus fare in comparison to others in West Bank? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nablus was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in West Bank. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Nablus ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Nablus and Palestina do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Nablus peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Palestina rose steadily.
How do development practices in Nablus fare in comparison to others in Palestina? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nablus was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Palestina. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Palestina, street construction in Nablus has become more disconnected. Nablus ranked 4th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Nablus and West Bank follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Nablus is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in West Bank. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in West Bank, the street network in Nablus has become more disconnected. Nablus ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Nablus and Palestina follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Nablus is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Palestina. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Palestina, the street network in Nablus has become more disconnected. Nablus ranked 4th in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Nablus had a built-up area of 15.53 square kilometers, and a population of 140931 people.
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