Doğubayazıt: city in Agri, Turkey
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 Doğubayazıt as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.46, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.12, 2.07, 4.92 and 2.92. Disconnectivity in street construction in Doğubayazıt follows a zig-zag trend. In 1976-1990, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Doğubayazıt spans a total of 138 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.07, which is relatively well-connected.
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 3.12, 2.09, 2.39 and 2.46. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Doğubayazıt has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Doğubayazıt and Agri follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Doğubayazıt fare in comparison to others in Agri? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Doğubayazıt was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Agri. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Agri, street construction in Doğubayazıt has become more connected. Doğubayazıt ranked 2nd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Doğubayazıt and Turkey do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Doğubayazıt followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in Turkey rose steadily.
How do development practices in Doğubayazıt fare in comparison to others in Turkey? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Doğubayazıt was the 30th-most disconnected out of the 134 cities in Turkey. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Turkey, street construction in Doğubayazıt has become more connected. Doğubayazıt ranked 7th in 1975, 26th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 30th in 2001-2014.
Doğubayazıt and Agri follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Doğubayazıt is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Agri. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Agri, the street network in Doğubayazıt has become more connected. Doğubayazıt ranked 2nd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Doğubayazıt and Turkey do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Doğubayazıt was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Turkey rose steadily.
To date, Doğubayazıt is the 16th-most disconnected out of the 134 cities in Turkey. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Turkey, the street network in Doğubayazıt has become more connected. Doğubayazıt ranked 7th in 1975, 22nd in 1976-1990, 17th in 1991-2000 and 16th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Doğubayazıt had a built-up area of 3.0 square kilometers, and a population of 87071 people.
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