Alang: city in Gujarat, 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 Alang as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.33, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, nan and 4.55. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Alang spans a total of 30 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, nan, nan and 4.33. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Alang and Gujarat 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 Gujarat was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Alang fare in comparison to others in Gujarat? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Alang was the 21st-most disconnected out of the 108 cities in Gujarat. Alang ranked 21st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Alang 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 Alang fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Alang was the 332nd-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Alang ranked 332nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Alang and Gujarat 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 Gujarat was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Alang is the 9th-most disconnected out of the 108 cities in Gujarat. Alang ranked 9th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Alang 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, Alang is the 231st-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Alang ranked 231st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Alang had a built-up area of 0.88 square kilometers, and a population of 72210 people.
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