Kollegal: 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.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Kollegal as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.11, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.01, 1.41 and -0.11. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kollegal 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, 0.01, 0.2 and 0.11. Data was not available in 1975.
Kollegal and Karnataka 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 Karnataka rose steadily.
How do development practices in Kollegal fare in comparison to others in Karnataka? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kollegal was the 103rd-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 Kollegal has become more disconnected. Kollegal ranked 117th in 1976-1990, 78th in 1991-2000 and 103rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kollegal 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 Kollegal fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kollegal was the 1156th-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 Kollegal has become more connected. Kollegal ranked 1132nd in 1976-1990, 808th in 1991-2000 and 1156th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kollegal and Karnataka 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 Karnataka rose steadily.
To date, Kollegal is the 135th-most disconnected out of the 147 cities in Karnataka. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Karnataka, the street network in Kollegal has become more connected. Kollegal ranked 124th in 1976-1990, 126th in 1991-2000 and 135th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kollegal 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, Kollegal is the 1496th-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 Kollegal has become more connected. Kollegal ranked 1284th in 1976-1990, 1367th in 1991-2000 and 1496th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Kollegal had a built-up area of 0.98 square kilometers, and a population of 197113 people.
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