Kaoma: city in Western, Zambia
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 Kaoma as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.59, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, nan and 0.59. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kaoma spans a total of 2 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, nan and 0.59. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Kaoma and Western 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 Western followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Kaoma fare in comparison to others in Western? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kaoma was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Western. Kaoma ranked 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Kaoma and Zambia 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 Zambia rose steadily.
How do development practices in Kaoma fare in comparison to others in Zambia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kaoma was the 35th-most disconnected out of the 38 cities in Zambia. Kaoma ranked 35th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Kaoma and Western 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 Western followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Kaoma is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Western. Kaoma ranked 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Kaoma and Zambia 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 Zambia rose steadily.
To date, Kaoma is the 36th-most disconnected out of the 38 cities in Zambia. Kaoma ranked 36th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Kaoma had a built-up area of 0.75 square kilometers, and a population of 75028 people.
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