Thalassery: 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 Thalassery as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.6, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.71, 3.41, 4.68 and 4.16. Disconnectivity in street construction in Thalassery 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 Thalassery spans a total of 595 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.41, 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 3.71, 3.45, 3.5 and 3.6. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Thalassery has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Thalassery 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 Thalassery fare in comparison to others in Kerala? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Thalassery was the 35th-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 Thalassery has become more connected. Thalassery ranked 23rd in 1975, 24th in 1976-1990, 22nd in 1991-2000 and 35th in 2001-2014.
Thalassery and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Thalassery followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
How do development practices in Thalassery fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Thalassery was the 413th-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 Thalassery has become more connected. Thalassery ranked 197th in 1975, 340th in 1976-1990, 222nd in 1991-2000 and 413th in 2001-2014.
Thalassery 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, Thalassery is the 31st-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 Thalassery has become more connected. Thalassery ranked 23rd in 1975, 24th in 1976-1990, 26th in 1991-2000 and 31st in 2001-2014.
Thalassery and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Thalassery was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Thalassery is the 431st-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 Thalassery has become more connected. Thalassery ranked 197th in 1975, 326th in 1976-1990, 376th in 1991-2000 and 431st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Thalassery had a built-up area of 29.66 square kilometers, and a population of 1217014 people.
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