Al Ain: city in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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 Al Ain as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.68, 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 2.78, 2.86, 2.57 and 2.38. Street construction in Al Ain increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1976-1990 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Al Ain spans a total of 2091 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.78, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 2.78, 2.79, 2.75 and 2.68. The aggregate street network in Al Ain increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 1990.
Al Ain and Abu Dhabi do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Al Ain peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Abu Dhabi followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Al Ain fare in comparison to others in Abu Dhabi? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Al Ain was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Abu Dhabi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Al Ain ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Al Ain and United Arab Emirates do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Al Ain peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in United Arab Emirates was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Al Ain fare in comparison to others in United Arab Emirates? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Al Ain was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in United Arab Emirates. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in United Arab Emirates, street construction in Al Ain has become more connected. Al Ain ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Al Ain and Abu Dhabi do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Al Ain peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Abu Dhabi rose steadily.
To date, Al Ain is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Abu Dhabi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Al Ain ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Al Ain and United Arab Emirates do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Al Ain peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in United Arab Emirates was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Al Ain is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in United Arab Emirates. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in United Arab Emirates, the street network in Al Ain has become more connected. Al Ain ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Al Ain had a built-up area of 89.0 square kilometers, and a population of 783519 people.
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