আলীখালী: city in Chittagong, Bangladesh
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 আলীখালী as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 11.14, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 6.88, nan, 11.19 and nan. Data was not available in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in আলীখালী spans a total of 12 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 11.19, 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 6.88, 9.31, 10.19 and 11.14. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in আলীখালী has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 2.43 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.95.
আলীখালী and Chittagong 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 Chittagong peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in আলীখালী fare in comparison to others in Chittagong? out of the 21 cities in Chittagong. আলীখালী ranked 1st in 1975 and 1st in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
আলীখালী and Bangladesh 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 Bangladesh rose steadily.
How do development practices in আলীখালী fare in comparison to others in Bangladesh? out of the 157 cities in Bangladesh. আলীখালী ranked 5th in 1975 and 1st in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
আলীখালী and Chittagong do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in আলীখালী rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Chittagong peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, আলীখালী is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 21 cities in Chittagong. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. আলীখালী ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
আলীখালী and Bangladesh follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, আলীখালী is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 157 cities in Bangladesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Bangladesh, the street network in আলীখালী has become more disconnected. আলীখালী ranked 5th in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, আলীখালী had a built-up area of 0.45 square kilometers, and a population of 55477 people.
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