Thrissur: 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 Thrissur as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.35, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 6.98, 3.42, 4.65 and 5.03. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Thrissur fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Thrissur spans a total of 796 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 5.03, 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 6.98, 3.47, 3.78 and 4.35. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Thrissur has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Thrissur and Kerala do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Thrissur was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Kerala followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Thrissur fare in comparison to others in Kerala? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Thrissur was the 19th-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 Thrissur has become more connected. Thrissur ranked 4th in 1975, 23rd in 1976-1990, 23rd in 1991-2000 and 19th in 2001-2014.
Thrissur and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Thrissur was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
How do development practices in Thrissur fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Thrissur was the 236th-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 Thrissur has become more connected. Thrissur ranked 18th in 1975, 338th in 1976-1990, 227th in 1991-2000 and 236th in 2001-2014.
Thrissur 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, Thrissur is the 14th-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 Thrissur has become more connected. Thrissur ranked 4th in 1975, 23rd in 1976-1990, 22nd in 1991-2000 and 14th in 2001-2014.
Thrissur and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Thrissur was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Thrissur is the 224th-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 Thrissur has become more connected. Thrissur ranked 18th in 1975, 323rd in 1976-1990, 303rd in 1991-2000 and 224th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Thrissur had a built-up area of 42.82 square kilometers, and a population of 723861 people.
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