Silvassa: city in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, 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 Silvassa as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.04, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.73, 0.18 and 3.59. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Silvassa spans a total of 80 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, 0.73, 1.11 and 2.04. Data was not available in 1975.
Silvassa and Dadra and Nagar Haveli 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 Dadra and Nagar Haveli was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Silvassa fare in comparison to others in Dadra and Nagar Haveli? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Silvassa was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Silvassa ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Silvassa 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 Silvassa fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Silvassa was the 535th-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 Silvassa has become more disconnected. Silvassa ranked 1014th in 1976-1990, 946th in 1991-2000 and 535th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Silvassa and Dadra and Nagar Haveli 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 Dadra and Nagar Haveli was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Silvassa is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, the street network in Silvassa has become more connected. Silvassa ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Silvassa 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, Silvassa is the 1000th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in India, the street network in Silvassa has become more disconnected. Silvassa ranked 1142nd in 1976-1990, 1150th in 1991-2000 and 1000th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Silvassa had a built-up area of 6.62 square kilometers, and a population of 428156 people.
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