Kosti: city in White Nile, 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 Kosti as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.11, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.48, -0.25 and 0.15. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kosti spans a total of 544 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, 0.48, -0.17 and 0.11. Data was not available in 1975.
Kosti and White Nile 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 White Nile was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Kosti fare in comparison to others in White Nile? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kosti was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in White Nile. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in White Nile, street construction in Kosti has become more connected. Kosti ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kosti 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 Kosti fare in comparison to others in Sudan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kosti was the 48th-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 Kosti has become more connected. Kosti ranked 19th in 1976-1990, 37th in 1991-2000 and 48th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kosti and White Nile 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 White Nile was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Kosti is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in White Nile. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in White Nile, the street network in Kosti has become more connected. Kosti ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kosti 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, Kosti is the 51st-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 Kosti has become more connected. Kosti ranked 18th in 1976-1990, 45th in 1991-2000 and 51st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Kosti had a built-up area of 6.8 square kilometers, and a population of 485519 people.
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