Sankeshwara: 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 Sankeshwara as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.28, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 3.02, 3.02 and 1.33. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Sankeshwara spans a total of 41 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 1.33, which is relatively well-connected.
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, 2.94, 2.94 and 2.28. Data was not available in 1975.
Sankeshwara 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 Sankeshwara fare in comparison to others in Karnataka? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sankeshwara was the 89th-most disconnected out of the 147 cities in Karnataka. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Karnataka, street construction in Sankeshwara has become more connected. Sankeshwara ranked 26th in 1976-1990, 41st in 1991-2000 and 89th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Sankeshwara 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 Sankeshwara fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sankeshwara was the 980th-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 Sankeshwara has become more connected. Sankeshwara ranked 438th in 1976-1990, 534th in 1991-2000 and 980th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Sankeshwara 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, Sankeshwara is the 67th-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 Sankeshwara has become more connected. Sankeshwara ranked 26th in 1976-1990, 33rd in 1991-2000 and 67th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Sankeshwara 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, Sankeshwara is the 925th-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 Sankeshwara has become more connected. Sankeshwara ranked 463rd in 1976-1990, 563rd in 1991-2000 and 925th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Sankeshwara had a built-up area of 0.68 square kilometers, and a population of 83358 people.
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