Abu Jibeha: city in South Kurdufan, Sudan
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 Abu Jibeha as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.89, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 5.98, -0.2 and 0.67. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Abu Jibeha spans a total of 15 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 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, 5.98, 1.09 and 0.89. Data was not available in 1975.
Abu Jibeha and South Kurdufan 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 Kurdufan peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Abu Jibeha fare in comparison to others in South Kurdufan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Abu Jibeha was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in South Kurdufan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in South Kurdufan, street construction in Abu Jibeha has become more connected. Abu Jibeha ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Abu Jibeha and Sudan 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 Sudan peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Abu Jibeha fare in comparison to others in Sudan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Abu Jibeha was the 28th-most disconnected out of the 63 cities in Sudan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Sudan, street construction in Abu Jibeha has become more connected. Abu Jibeha ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 35th in 1991-2000 and 28th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Abu Jibeha and South Kurdufan 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 Kurdufan was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Abu Jibeha is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in South Kurdufan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in South Kurdufan, the street network in Abu Jibeha has become more connected. Abu Jibeha ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Abu Jibeha and Sudan 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 Sudan rose steadily.
To date, Abu Jibeha is the 23rd-most disconnected out of the 63 cities in Sudan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Sudan, the street network in Abu Jibeha has become more connected. Abu Jibeha ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 16th in 1991-2000 and 23rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Abu Jibeha had a built-up area of 0.3 square kilometers, and a population of 168700 people.
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