Alappuzha: city in Kerala, 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 Alappuzha as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.04, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.96, 1.73, nan and 4.4. Data was not available in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Alappuzha spans a total of 568 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.96, 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 1.96, 1.81, 1.82 and 2.04. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Alappuzha has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Alappuzha and Kerala 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 Kerala followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Alappuzha fare in comparison to others in Kerala? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Alappuzha was the 30th-most disconnected out of the 59 cities in Kerala. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Kerala, street construction in Alappuzha has become more connected. Alappuzha ranked 27th in 1975, 46th in 1976-1990 and 30th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Alappuzha 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 Alappuzha fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Alappuzha was the 359th-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 Alappuzha has become more connected. Alappuzha ranked 491st in 1975, 787th in 1976-1990 and 359th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Alappuzha and Kerala 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, Alappuzha is the 57th-most disconnected out of the 59 cities in Kerala. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Kerala, the street network in Alappuzha has become more connected. Alappuzha ranked 27th in 1975, 45th in 1976-1990, 55th in 1991-2000 and 57th in 2001-2014.
Alappuzha and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Alappuzha was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Alappuzha is the 1002nd-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 Alappuzha has become more connected. Alappuzha ranked 491st in 1975, 829th in 1976-1990, 948th in 1991-2000 and 1002nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Alappuzha had a built-up area of 34.68 square kilometers, and a population of 816717 people.
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