Ras Al Khaimah: city in Ras Al-Khaimah, 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.
View Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Ras Al Khaimah as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.79, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.41, 0.99, 1.23 and 1.04. Street construction in Ras Al Khaimah increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ras Al Khaimah spans a total of 526 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 0.99, 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 0.41, 0.74, 0.78 and 0.79. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Ras Al Khaimah has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.33 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.01.
Ras Al Khaimah and Ras Al-Khaimah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Ras Al Khaimah peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ras Al-Khaimah rose steadily.
How do development practices in Ras Al Khaimah fare in comparison to others in Ras Al-Khaimah? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ras Al Khaimah was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Ras Al-Khaimah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ras Al Khaimah ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Ras Al Khaimah and United Arab Emirates do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Ras Al Khaimah peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in United Arab Emirates was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Ras Al Khaimah fare in comparison to others in United Arab Emirates? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ras Al Khaimah was the 6th-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 Ras Al Khaimah has become more connected. Ras Al Khaimah ranked 5th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Ras Al Khaimah and Ras Al-Khaimah follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Ras Al Khaimah is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Ras Al-Khaimah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ras Al Khaimah ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Ras Al Khaimah and United Arab Emirates do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ras Al Khaimah rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in United Arab Emirates was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Ras Al Khaimah is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in United Arab Emirates. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ras Al Khaimah ranked 5th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Ras Al Khaimah had a built-up area of 13.9 square kilometers, and a population of 181690 people.
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