Botshabelo Rural: city in Free State, South Africa
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 Botshabelo Rural as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.23, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 4.39, 3.56 and 3.98. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Botshabelo Rural spans a total of 215 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, 4.39, 4.3 and 4.23. Data was not available in 1975.
Botshabelo Rural and Free State 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 Free State rose steadily.
How do development practices in Botshabelo Rural fare in comparison to others in Free State? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Botshabelo Rural was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Free State. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Botshabelo Rural ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Botshabelo Rural and South Africa 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 South Africa followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Botshabelo Rural fare in comparison to others in South Africa? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Botshabelo Rural was the 33rd-most disconnected out of the 77 cities in South Africa. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in South Africa, street construction in Botshabelo Rural has become more connected. Botshabelo Rural ranked 12th in 1976-1990, 42nd in 1991-2000 and 33rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Botshabelo Rural and Free State 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 Free State rose steadily.
To date, Botshabelo Rural is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Free State. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Botshabelo Rural ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Botshabelo Rural and South Africa 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 South Africa rose steadily.
To date, Botshabelo Rural is the 14th-most disconnected out of the 77 cities in South Africa. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in South Africa, the street network in Botshabelo Rural has become more connected. Botshabelo Rural ranked 11th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 14th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Botshabelo Rural had a built-up area of 2.84 square kilometers, and a population of 65076 people.
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