Anantapur: 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 Anantapur as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.74, 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 2.39, 2.35, 2.4 and 4.01. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Anantapur fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Anantapur spans a total of 439 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 4.01, 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 2.39, 2.38, 2.37 and 2.74. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Anantapur has worsened in disconnectivity since 2000.
Anantapur and Andhra Pradesh do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Anantapur was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Andhra Pradesh rose steadily.
How do development practices in Anantapur fare in comparison to others in Andhra Pradesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Anantapur was the 30th-most disconnected out of the 97 cities in Andhra Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Andhra Pradesh, street construction in Anantapur has become more connected. Anantapur ranked 24th in 1975, 44th in 1976-1990, 48th in 1991-2000 and 30th in 2001-2014.
Anantapur and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Anantapur was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
How do development practices in Anantapur fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Anantapur was the 449th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in India, street construction in Anantapur has become more connected. Anantapur ranked 412th in 1975, 629th in 1976-1990, 661st in 1991-2000 and 449th in 2001-2014.
Anantapur and Andhra Pradesh do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Anantapur was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Andhra Pradesh rose steadily.
To date, Anantapur is the 48th-most disconnected out of the 97 cities in Andhra Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Andhra Pradesh, the street network in Anantapur has become more connected. Anantapur ranked 24th in 1975, 48th in 1976-1990, 54th in 1991-2000 and 48th in 2001-2014.
Anantapur and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Anantapur was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Anantapur is the 740th-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 Anantapur has become more connected. Anantapur ranked 412th in 1975, 649th in 1976-1990, 769th in 1991-2000 and 740th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Anantapur had a built-up area of 14.09 square kilometers, and a population of 442192 people.
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