Fatwah: city in Bihar, 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 Fatwah as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.56, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 6.39, 4.9, 15.2 and 5.13. Disconnectivity in street construction in Fatwah follows a zig-zag trend. In 1976-1990, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Fatwah spans a total of 47 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 5.13, 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 6.39, 5.46, 5.81 and 5.56. Disconnectivity in Fatwah's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1976-1990, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 1975.
Fatwah and Bihar follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Fatwah fare in comparison to others in Bihar? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Fatwah was the 13th-most disconnected out of the 120 cities in Bihar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Bihar, street construction in Fatwah has become more connected. Fatwah ranked 4th in 1975, 13th in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 13th in 2001-2014.
Fatwah and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Fatwah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
How do development practices in Fatwah fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Fatwah was the 218th-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 Fatwah has become more connected. Fatwah ranked 32nd in 1975, 111th in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 218th in 2001-2014.
Fatwah and Bihar do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Fatwah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bihar rose steadily.
To date, Fatwah is the 6th-most disconnected out of the 120 cities in Bihar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Bihar, the street network in Fatwah has become more connected. Fatwah ranked 4th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Fatwah and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Fatwah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Fatwah is the 72nd-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 Fatwah has become more connected. Fatwah ranked 32nd in 1975, 58th in 1976-1990, 49th in 1991-2000 and 72nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Fatwah had a built-up area of 1.39 square kilometers, and a population of 179309 people.
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