Street-network Sprawl in Hoskote, India

What is Street-network sprawl?

Street-network Sprawl is a way to measure urban sprawl, worldwide, through the connectedness of the streets. Less sprawl means more connected, more walkable streets. Well-connected streets – like New York City’s grid – are more walkable and can be served by public transit.

The street network is permanent, and its connectivity affects the livability and environmental footprint of cities for decades and centuries to come. In places with more connected streets, residents drive less and walk more. A well-connected street network is associated with better outcomes for health, the environment, sustainable consumption, social integration, and equity.

We can quantify how connected street networks are with the Street Network Disconnectedness Index (SNDi).

SNDi -- our measure of street-network sprawl (disconnectedness)

The SNDi is a comprehensive measurement of “sprawl”. It captures:

A higher SNDi means less-connected streets – i.e., more sprawl. For the 10137 cities in our dataset, the average SNDi is 2.25, with half of the cities' SNDis falling between 1.08 and 3.25.

More information on the sprawl index can be found in these research papers:

To see the state of street-network sprawl across the globe, visit the sprawlmap.

Hoskote: city in Karnataka, 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.

View Hoskote, India on the sprawlmap

Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Hoskote as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.71, which is highly disconnected.

Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.48, 7.06, 3.08 and 4.95. Disconnectivity in street construction in Hoskote follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 1976-1990.

Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Hoskote spans a total of 68 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 4.95, 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 2.48, 2.76, 2.87 and 3.71. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Hoskote has become more disconnected.

Hoskote and Karnataka do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Hoskote followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Karnataka rose steadily.

How do development practices in Hoskote fare in comparison to others in Karnataka? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Hoskote was the 18th-most disconnected out of the 147 cities in Karnataka. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Karnataka, street construction in Hoskote has become more disconnected. Hoskote ranked 33rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 40th in 1991-2000 and 18th in 2001-2014.

Hoskote and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Hoskote followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.

How do development practices in Hoskote fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Hoskote was the 246th-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 Hoskote has become more disconnected. Hoskote ranked 395th in 1975, 17th in 1976-1990, 522nd in 1991-2000 and 246th in 2001-2014.

Hoskote and Karnataka follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.

To date, Hoskote is the 20th-most disconnected out of the 147 cities in Karnataka. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Karnataka, the street network in Hoskote has become more disconnected. Hoskote ranked 33rd in 1975, 31st in 1976-1990, 36th in 1991-2000 and 20th in 2001-2014.

Hoskote and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.

To date, Hoskote is the 387th-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 Hoskote has become more disconnected. Hoskote ranked 395th in 1975, 522nd in 1976-1990, 590th in 1991-2000 and 387th in 2001-2014.

As of 2015, Hoskote had a built-up area of 1.36 square kilometers, and a population of 81013 people.

These are some other cities with approximately the same population: