Al Jubayl Industrial City: city in Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia
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 Al Jubayl Industrial City as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.74, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 7.05, 4.74, 2.71 and 3.39. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Al Jubayl Industrial City fell, then rose. In 1991-2000, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Al Jubayl Industrial City spans a total of 625 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 4.74, 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 7.05, 4.84, 4.82 and 4.74. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Al Jubayl Industrial City has become more connected.
Al Jubayl Industrial City and Ash Sharqiyah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Al Jubayl Industrial City was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ash Sharqiyah rose steadily.
How do development practices in Al Jubayl Industrial City fare in comparison to others in Ash Sharqiyah? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Al Jubayl Industrial City was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Ash Sharqiyah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ash Sharqiyah, street construction in Al Jubayl Industrial City has become more connected. Al Jubayl Industrial City ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Al Jubayl Industrial City and Saudi Arabia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Al Jubayl Industrial City was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Saudi Arabia rose steadily.
How do development practices in Al Jubayl Industrial City fare in comparison to others in Saudi Arabia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Al Jubayl Industrial City was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 46 cities in Saudi Arabia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Saudi Arabia, street construction in Al Jubayl Industrial City has become more connected. Al Jubayl Industrial City ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 17th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Al Jubayl Industrial City and Ash Sharqiyah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Al Jubayl Industrial City fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ash Sharqiyah rose steadily.
To date, Al Jubayl Industrial City is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Ash Sharqiyah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Al Jubayl Industrial City ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Al Jubayl Industrial City and Saudi Arabia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Al Jubayl Industrial City fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Saudi Arabia rose steadily.
To date, Al Jubayl Industrial City is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 46 cities in Saudi Arabia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Saudi Arabia, the street network in Al Jubayl Industrial City has become more connected. Al Jubayl Industrial City ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Al Jubayl Industrial City had a built-up area of 28.32 square kilometers, and a population of 168400 people.
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