Irinjalakuda: 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 Irinjalakuda as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.82, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.12, 3.47, 5.46 and 4.47. Disconnectivity in street construction in Irinjalakuda follows a zig-zag trend. In 1976-1990, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Irinjalakuda spans a total of 551 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.47, 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 4.12, 3.48, 3.6 and 3.82. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Irinjalakuda has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Irinjalakuda and Kerala follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Irinjalakuda fare in comparison to others in Kerala? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Irinjalakuda was the 29th-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 Irinjalakuda has become more connected. Irinjalakuda ranked 17th in 1975, 22nd in 1976-1990, 13th in 1991-2000 and 29th in 2001-2014.
Irinjalakuda and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Irinjalakuda followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
How do development practices in Irinjalakuda fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Irinjalakuda was the 347th-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 Irinjalakuda has become more connected. Irinjalakuda ranked 154th in 1975, 325th in 1976-1990, 135th in 1991-2000 and 347th in 2001-2014.
Irinjalakuda 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, Irinjalakuda is the 26th-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 Irinjalakuda has become more connected. Irinjalakuda ranked 17th in 1975, 22nd in 1976-1990, 24th in 1991-2000 and 26th in 2001-2014.
Irinjalakuda and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Irinjalakuda was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Irinjalakuda is the 356th-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 Irinjalakuda has become more connected. Irinjalakuda ranked 154th in 1975, 321st in 1976-1990, 344th in 1991-2000 and 356th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Irinjalakuda had a built-up area of 22.14 square kilometers, and a population of 462649 people.
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