Vijayawada: 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 Vijayawada as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.39, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.43, 3.06, 3.96 and 5.63. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Vijayawada fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Vijayawada spans a total of 1388 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.06, 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 3.43, 3.09, 3.24 and 3.39. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Vijayawada has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Vijayawada and Andhra Pradesh do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Vijayawada was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Andhra Pradesh rose steadily.
How do development practices in Vijayawada fare in comparison to others in Andhra Pradesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Vijayawada was the 11th-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 Vijayawada has become more connected. Vijayawada ranked 10th in 1975, 28th in 1976-1990, 22nd in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014.
Vijayawada and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Vijayawada was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
How do development practices in Vijayawada fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Vijayawada was the 157th-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 Vijayawada has become more disconnected. Vijayawada ranked 233rd in 1975, 433rd in 1976-1990, 342nd in 1991-2000 and 157th in 2001-2014.
Vijayawada and Andhra Pradesh do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Vijayawada was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Andhra Pradesh rose steadily.
To date, Vijayawada is the 32nd-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 Vijayawada has become more connected. Vijayawada ranked 10th in 1975, 27th in 1976-1990, 29th in 1991-2000 and 32nd in 2001-2014.
Vijayawada and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Vijayawada was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Vijayawada is the 502nd-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 Vijayawada has become more connected. Vijayawada ranked 233rd in 1975, 417th in 1976-1990, 456th in 1991-2000 and 502nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Vijayawada had a built-up area of 36.53 square kilometers, and a population of 1356195 people.
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