Diu: city in Daman and Diu, 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 Diu as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.83, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.67, nan, -0.6 and 6.01. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Diu spans a total of 49 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.67, which is relatively well-connected.
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 0.67, 0.67, 0.66 and 0.83. Disconnectivity in Diu's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1991-2000, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 2001-2014.
Diu and Daman and Diu 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 Daman and Diu peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Diu fare in comparison to others in Daman and Diu? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Diu was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Daman and Diu. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Daman and Diu, street construction in Diu has become more disconnected. Diu ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Diu 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 Diu fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Diu was the 110th-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 Diu has become more disconnected. Diu ranked 698th in 1975, 1003rd in 1991-2000 and 110th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Diu and Daman and Diu do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Diu followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Daman and Diu rose steadily.
To date, Diu is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Daman and Diu. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Diu ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Diu and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Diu followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Diu is the 1349th-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 Diu has become more connected. Diu ranked 698th in 1975, 1153rd in 1976-1990, 1271st in 1991-2000 and 1349th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Diu had a built-up area of 1.77 square kilometers, and a population of 55815 people.
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