Ganja-Qazakh: region in Azerbaijan
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 Ganja-Qazakh, Azerbaijan on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Ganja-Qazakh as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.12, 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 2.7, 3.0, 4.83 and 3.45. Street construction in Ganja-Qazakh 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 Ganja-Qazakh spans a total of 6115 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.0, 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 2.7, 2.87, 3.05 and 3.12. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Ganja-Qazakh has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.18 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.07.
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Ganja-Qazakh peaked in 1991-2000. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Ganja-Qazakh, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Ganja. None of the most populous cities follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Ganja was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Ganja-Qazakh fare in comparison to others in Azerbaijan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ganja-Qazakh was the 6th-most disconnected out of the 8 regions in Azerbaijan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other regions in Azerbaijan, street construction in Ganja-Qazakh has become more disconnected. Ganja-Qazakh ranked 8th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
As of 2014, the city with the most disconnected street network in Ganja-Qazakh is Ganja with an SNDi of 1.57, which is relatively well-connected. Conversely, the most connected city is Ganja with an SNDi of 1.57, which is relatively well-connected. See trends for these cities: Ganja, Ganja
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Ganja-Qazakh rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Ganja-Qazakh, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Ganja. None of the most populous cities follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Ganja was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Ganja-Qazakh is the 8th-most disconnected out of the 8 regions in Azerbaijan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ganja-Qazakh ranked 8th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.