Muvattupuzha: 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 Muvattupuzha as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.33, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 3.58, nan and 4.94. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Muvattupuzha spans a total of 95 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, 3.58, 3.58 and 4.33. Data was not available in 1975.
Muvattupuzha 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 Muvattupuzha fare in comparison to others in Kerala? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Muvattupuzha was the 21st-most disconnected out of the 59 cities in Kerala. Muvattupuzha ranked 19th in 1976-1990 and 21st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Muvattupuzha 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 Muvattupuzha fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Muvattupuzha was the 249th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Muvattupuzha ranked 298th in 1976-1990 and 249th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Muvattupuzha 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, Muvattupuzha is the 16th-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 Muvattupuzha has become more disconnected. Muvattupuzha ranked 20th in 1976-1990, 25th in 1991-2000 and 16th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Muvattupuzha 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, Muvattupuzha is the 229th-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 Muvattupuzha has become more disconnected. Muvattupuzha ranked 302nd in 1976-1990, 353rd in 1991-2000 and 229th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Muvattupuzha had a built-up area of 4.31 square kilometers, and a population of 157922 people.
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