Ambala: city in Haryana, 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 Ambala as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.63, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.45, 4.53, 3.9 and 6.03. Disconnectivity in street construction in Ambala follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ambala spans a total of 1230 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.45, 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 3.45, 3.52, 3.61 and 3.63. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Ambala has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.06 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.03.
Ambala and Haryana do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Ambala followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Haryana rose steadily.
How do development practices in Ambala fare in comparison to others in Haryana? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ambala was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 36 cities in Haryana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Haryana, street construction in Ambala has become more disconnected. Ambala ranked 4th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Ambala and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Ambala followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
How do development practices in Ambala fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ambala was the 106th-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 Ambala has become more disconnected. Ambala ranked 230th in 1975, 149th in 1976-1990, 357th in 1991-2000 and 106th in 2001-2014.
Ambala and Haryana follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Ambala is the 6th-most disconnected out of the 36 cities in Haryana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Haryana, the street network in Ambala has become more connected. Ambala ranked 4th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Ambala and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Ambala is the 412th-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 Ambala has become more connected. Ambala ranked 230th in 1975, 310th in 1976-1990, 339th in 1991-2000 and 412th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Ambala had a built-up area of 26.28 square kilometers, and a population of 601494 people.
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