Podor: 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 Podor as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -1.59, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -1.66, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1975, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Podor spans a total of 25 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, -1.66, -1.61 and -1.59. Data was not available in 1975.
Podor 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 Podor fare in comparison to others in Saint-Louis? out of the 4 cities in Saint-Louis. Podor ranked 4th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Podor 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 Podor fare in comparison to others in Senegal? out of the 31 cities in Senegal. Podor ranked 29th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Podor 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, Podor is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Saint-Louis. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Podor ranked 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Podor 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, Podor is the 31st-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 Podor has become more connected. Podor ranked 30th in 1976-1990, 31st in 1991-2000 and 31st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Podor had a built-up area of 0.64 square kilometers, and a population of 160856 people.
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