Palitana: 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 Palitana as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.0, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.86, 1.43, 1.56 and 2.5. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Palitana fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Palitana spans a total of 75 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 2.5, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 2.86, 1.47, 1.49 and 2.0. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Palitana has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Palitana and Gujarat follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Palitana fare in comparison to others in Gujarat? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Palitana was the 41st-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 Palitana has become more connected. Palitana ranked 20th in 1975, 51st in 1976-1990, 42nd in 1991-2000 and 41st in 2001-2014.
Palitana and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Palitana was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
How do development practices in Palitana fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Palitana was the 783rd-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 Palitana has become more connected. Palitana ranked 324th in 1975, 866th in 1976-1990, 789th in 1991-2000 and 783rd in 2001-2014.
Palitana and Gujarat follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Palitana is the 45th-most disconnected out of the 108 cities in Gujarat. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Gujarat, the street network in Palitana has become more connected. Palitana ranked 20th in 1975, 52nd in 1976-1990, 53rd in 1991-2000 and 45th in 2001-2014.
Palitana and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Palitana was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Palitana is the 1023rd-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 Palitana has become more connected. Palitana ranked 324th in 1975, 939th in 1976-1990, 1048th in 1991-2000 and 1023rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Palitana had a built-up area of 2.07 square kilometers, and a population of 132359 people.
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