Lahar: 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 Lahar as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 7.52, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, 5.11 and 11.07. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Lahar spans a total of 43 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, nan, 5.26 and 7.52. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Lahar and Madhya Pradesh 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 Madhya Pradesh was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Lahar fare in comparison to others in Madhya Pradesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Lahar was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 97 cities in Madhya Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Madhya Pradesh, street construction in Lahar has become more disconnected. Lahar ranked 7th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Lahar 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 Lahar fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Lahar was the 2nd-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 Lahar has become more disconnected. Lahar ranked 169th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Lahar and Madhya Pradesh 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 Madhya Pradesh was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Lahar is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 97 cities in Madhya Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Madhya Pradesh, the street network in Lahar has become more disconnected. Lahar ranked 5th in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Lahar 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, Lahar is the 18th-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 Lahar has become more disconnected. Lahar ranked 80th in 1991-2000 and 18th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Lahar had a built-up area of 0.73 square kilometers, and a population of 162485 people.
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