Gwalior: city in Madhya Pradesh, 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 Gwalior as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.93, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.78, 3.99, 4.86 and 4.49. Street construction in Gwalior increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Gwalior spans a total of 542 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.99, 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 3.78, 3.86, 3.9 and 3.93. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Gwalior has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.08 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.03.
Gwalior and Madhya Pradesh do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Gwalior peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Madhya Pradesh was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Gwalior fare in comparison to others in Madhya Pradesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gwalior was the 29th-most disconnected out of the 97 cities in Madhya Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Madhya Pradesh, street construction in Gwalior has become more connected. Gwalior ranked 8th in 1975, 14th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 29th in 2001-2014.
Gwalior and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Gwalior peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
How do development practices in Gwalior fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gwalior was the 344th-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 Gwalior has become more connected. Gwalior ranked 192nd in 1975, 224th in 1976-1990, 202nd in 1991-2000 and 344th in 2001-2014.
Gwalior and Madhya Pradesh do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Gwalior rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Madhya Pradesh was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Gwalior is the 29th-most disconnected out of the 97 cities in Madhya Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Madhya Pradesh, the street network in Gwalior has become more connected. Gwalior ranked 8th in 1975, 14th in 1976-1990, 16th in 1991-2000 and 29th in 2001-2014.
Gwalior and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Gwalior is the 325th-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 Gwalior has become more connected. Gwalior ranked 192nd in 1975, 235th in 1976-1990, 274th in 1991-2000 and 325th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Gwalior had a built-up area of 41.49 square kilometers, and a population of 1525100 people.
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