Amalapuram: city in Andhra Pradesh, India
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 Amalapuram as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.62, 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, 1.98, 6.17 and 4.4. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Amalapuram spans a total of 111 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, 1.98, 2.27 and 2.62. Data was not available in 1975.
Amalapuram and Andhra Pradesh 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 Andhra Pradesh rose steadily.
How do development practices in Amalapuram fare in comparison to others in Andhra Pradesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Amalapuram was the 26th-most disconnected out of the 97 cities in Andhra Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Andhra Pradesh, street construction in Amalapuram has become more disconnected. Amalapuram ranked 51st in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 26th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Amalapuram and India 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 India rose steadily.
How do development practices in Amalapuram fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Amalapuram was the 360th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in India, street construction in Amalapuram has become more disconnected. Amalapuram ranked 723rd in 1976-1990, 83rd in 1991-2000 and 360th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Amalapuram and Andhra Pradesh 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 Andhra Pradesh rose steadily.
To date, Amalapuram is the 52nd-most disconnected out of the 97 cities in Andhra Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Andhra Pradesh, the street network in Amalapuram has become more disconnected. Amalapuram ranked 54th in 1976-1990, 58th in 1991-2000 and 52nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Amalapuram and India 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 India rose steadily.
To date, Amalapuram is the 783rd-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in India, the street network in Amalapuram has become more connected. Amalapuram ranked 774th in 1976-1990, 806th in 1991-2000 and 783rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Amalapuram had a built-up area of 4.91 square kilometers, and a population of 135597 people.
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