Ankleshwar: 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 Ankleshwar as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.76, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 4.23, 4.19 and 4.85. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ankleshwar spans a total of 413 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, 4.23, 4.21 and 4.76. Data was not available in 1975.
Ankleshwar 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 Ankleshwar fare in comparison to others in Gujarat? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ankleshwar was the 16th-most disconnected out of the 108 cities in Gujarat. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Gujarat, street construction in Ankleshwar has become more connected. Ankleshwar ranked 9th in 1976-1990, 17th in 1991-2000 and 16th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Ankleshwar 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 Ankleshwar fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ankleshwar was the 267th-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 Ankleshwar has become more connected. Ankleshwar ranked 189th in 1976-1990, 300th in 1991-2000 and 267th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Ankleshwar 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, Ankleshwar is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 108 cities in Gujarat. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Gujarat, the street network in Ankleshwar has become more disconnected. Ankleshwar ranked 9th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Ankleshwar 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, Ankleshwar is the 152nd-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 Ankleshwar has become more disconnected. Ankleshwar ranked 179th in 1976-1990, 211th in 1991-2000 and 152nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Ankleshwar had a built-up area of 7.21 square kilometers, and a population of 254252 people.
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