Punalur: 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 Punalur as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.1, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 2.93, 4.87 and 6.08. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Punalur spans a total of 62 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, 2.93, 3.17 and 4.1. Data was not available in 1975.
Punalur 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 Punalur fare in comparison to others in Kerala? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Punalur was the 10th-most disconnected 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 Punalur has become more disconnected. Punalur ranked 32nd in 1976-1990, 19th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Punalur 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 Punalur fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Punalur was the 99th-most disconnected 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 Punalur has become more disconnected. Punalur ranked 469th in 1976-1990, 200th in 1991-2000 and 99th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Punalur 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, Punalur is the 23rd-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 Punalur has become more disconnected. Punalur ranked 35th in 1976-1990, 35th in 1991-2000 and 23rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Punalur 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, Punalur is the 294th-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 Punalur has become more disconnected. Punalur ranked 472nd in 1976-1990, 481st in 1991-2000 and 294th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Punalur had a built-up area of 1.58 square kilometers, and a population of 71281 people.
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