Midyat: city in Mardin, 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 Midyat as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.07, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.82, 1.95 and 2.87. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Midyat spans a total of 172 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, 0.82, 0.86 and 1.07. Data was not available in 1975.
Midyat and Mardin 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 Mardin was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Midyat fare in comparison to others in Mardin? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Midyat was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Mardin. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Mardin, street construction in Midyat has become more disconnected. Midyat ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Midyat and Turkey 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 Turkey rose steadily.
How do development practices in Midyat fare in comparison to others in Turkey? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Midyat was the 31st-most disconnected out of the 134 cities in Turkey. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Turkey, street construction in Midyat has become more disconnected. Midyat ranked 79th in 1976-1990, 42nd in 1991-2000 and 31st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Midyat and Mardin 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 Mardin was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Midyat is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Mardin. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Mardin, the street network in Midyat has become more disconnected. Midyat ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Midyat and Turkey 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 Turkey rose steadily.
To date, Midyat is the 66th-most disconnected out of the 134 cities in Turkey. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Turkey, the street network in Midyat has become more disconnected. Midyat ranked 74th in 1976-1990, 74th in 1991-2000 and 66th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Midyat had a built-up area of 4.45 square kilometers, and a population of 70616 people.
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