Qa'atabah: city in Al Dali', Yemen
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 Qa'atabah as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.42, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 9.06, 3.74 and 3.12. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Qa'atabah spans a total of 122 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, 9.06, 5.26 and 3.42. Data was not available in 1975.
Qa'atabah and Al Dali' 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 Al Dali' fell steadily.
How do development practices in Qa'atabah fare in comparison to others in Al Dali'? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Qa'atabah was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Al Dali'. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Al Dali', street construction in Qa'atabah has become more connected. Qa'atabah ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Qa'atabah and Yemen 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 Yemen followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Qa'atabah fare in comparison to others in Yemen? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Qa'atabah was the 11th-most disconnected out of the 36 cities in Yemen. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Yemen, street construction in Qa'atabah has become more connected. Qa'atabah ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Qa'atabah and Al Dali' 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 Al Dali' fell steadily.
To date, Qa'atabah is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Al Dali'. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Al Dali', the street network in Qa'atabah has become more connected. Qa'atabah ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Qa'atabah and Yemen 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 Yemen was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Qa'atabah is the 11th-most disconnected out of the 36 cities in Yemen. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Yemen, the street network in Qa'atabah has become more connected. Qa'atabah ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Qa'atabah had a built-up area of 0.11 square kilometers, and a population of 115853 people.
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