Marib: city in Ma'rib, 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.
View Marib, Yemen on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Marib as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.93, 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 nan, nan, 1.82 and 3.39. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Marib spans a total of 85 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, nan, 1.49 and 2.93. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Marib and Ma'rib do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Ma'rib's street network construction.
How do development practices in Marib fare in comparison to others in Ma'rib? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Marib was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Ma'rib. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Marib ranked 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Marib 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 Marib fare in comparison to others in Yemen? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Marib was the 10th-most disconnected out of the 36 cities in Yemen. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Yemen, street construction in Marib has become more disconnected. Marib ranked 14th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Marib and Ma'rib do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Ma'rib's aggregate street network.
To date, Marib is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Ma'rib. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Marib ranked 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Marib 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, Marib is the 15th-most disconnected out of the 36 cities in Yemen. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Yemen, the street network in Marib has become more disconnected. Marib ranked 19th in 1991-2000 and 15th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Marib had a built-up area of 1.02 square kilometers, and a population of 69916 people.
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