Anchal: 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 Anchal as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.64, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.63, 7.17 and nan. Data was not available in 1975 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Anchal spans a total of 55 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, 1.63, 2.98 and 3.64. Data was not available in 1975.
Anchal 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 Anchal fare in comparison to others in Kerala? out of the 59 cities in Kerala. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Kerala, street construction in Anchal has become more disconnected. Anchal ranked 48th in 1976-1990 and 2nd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1975 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Anchal 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 Anchal fare in comparison to others in India? 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 Anchal has become more disconnected. Anchal ranked 813th in 1976-1990 and 42nd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1975 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Anchal and Kerala 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 Kerala was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Anchal is the 28th-most disconnected out of the 59 cities in Kerala. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Kerala, the street network in Anchal has become more disconnected. Anchal ranked 50th in 1976-1990, 41st in 1991-2000 and 28th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Anchal 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, Anchal is the 405th-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 Anchal has become more disconnected. Anchal ranked 883rd in 1976-1990, 541st in 1991-2000 and 405th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Anchal had a built-up area of 1.43 square kilometers, and a population of 64520 people.
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