Dagana: city in Saint-Louis, Senegal
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 Dagana as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -1.31, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -1.31, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1975, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Dagana spans a total of 22 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, -1.31, -1.31 and -1.31. Data was not available in 1975.
Dagana and Saint-Louis 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 Saint-Louis was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Dagana fare in comparison to others in Saint-Louis? out of the 4 cities in Saint-Louis. Dagana ranked 3rd in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Dagana and Senegal 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 Senegal rose steadily.
How do development practices in Dagana fare in comparison to others in Senegal? out of the 31 cities in Senegal. Dagana ranked 28th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Dagana and Saint-Louis 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 Saint-Louis was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Dagana is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Saint-Louis. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Dagana ranked 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Dagana and Senegal 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 Senegal rose steadily.
To date, Dagana is the 30th-most disconnected out of the 31 cities in Senegal. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Senegal, the street network in Dagana has become more connected. Dagana ranked 29th in 1976-1990, 30th in 1991-2000 and 30th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Dagana had a built-up area of 1.34 square kilometers, and a population of 57807 people.
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