Klipgat: city in Gauteng, 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 Klipgat as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.48, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.41, 3.61, 3.95 and 5.72. In each period, new street development in Klipgat steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Klipgat spans a total of 2131 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.41, 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 3.41, 3.44, 3.46 and 3.48. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Klipgat has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.02 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.01.
Klipgat and Gauteng follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Klipgat fare in comparison to others in Gauteng? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Klipgat was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 19 cities in Gauteng. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Gauteng, street construction in Klipgat has become more disconnected. Klipgat ranked 6th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Klipgat and South Africa do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Klipgat rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in South Africa followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Klipgat fare in comparison to others in South Africa? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Klipgat was the 17th-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 Klipgat has become more connected. Klipgat ranked 13th in 1975, 34th in 1976-1990, 33rd in 1991-2000 and 17th in 2001-2014.
Klipgat and Gauteng follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Klipgat is the 8th-most disconnected out of the 19 cities in Gauteng. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Gauteng, the street network in Klipgat has become more connected. Klipgat ranked 6th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
Klipgat and South Africa follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Klipgat is the 32nd-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 Klipgat has become more connected. Klipgat ranked 13th in 1975, 28th in 1976-1990, 29th in 1991-2000 and 32nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Klipgat had a built-up area of 60.88 square kilometers, and a population of 839993 people.
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