Street-network Sprawl in Shivpuri, India

What is Street-network sprawl?

Street-network Sprawl is a way to measure urban sprawl, worldwide, through the connectedness of the streets. Less sprawl means more connected, more walkable streets. Well-connected streets – like New York City’s grid – are more walkable and can be served by public transit.

The street network is permanent, and its connectivity affects the livability and environmental footprint of cities for decades and centuries to come. In places with more connected streets, residents drive less and walk more. A well-connected street network is associated with better outcomes for health, the environment, sustainable consumption, social integration, and equity.

We can quantify how connected street networks are with the Street Network Disconnectedness Index (SNDi).

SNDi -- our measure of street-network sprawl (disconnectedness)

The SNDi is a comprehensive measurement of “sprawl”. It captures:

A higher SNDi means less-connected streets – i.e., more sprawl. For the 10137 cities in our dataset, the average SNDi is 2.25, with half of the cities' SNDis falling between 1.08 and 3.25.

More information on the sprawl index can be found in these research papers:

To see the state of street-network sprawl across the globe, visit the sprawlmap.

Shivpuri: 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.

View Shivpuri, India on the sprawlmap

Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Shivpuri as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.52, which is relatively well-connected.

Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.44, 1.17, 2.56 and 2.22. Street construction in Shivpuri 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 Shivpuri spans a total of 94 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 2.22, which is relatively well-connected.

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 0.44, 0.9, 1.34 and 1.52. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Shivpuri has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.47 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.18.

Shivpuri and Madhya Pradesh do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Shivpuri 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 Shivpuri fare in comparison to others in Madhya Pradesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Shivpuri was the 55th-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 Shivpuri has become more connected. Shivpuri ranked 36th in 1975, 38th in 1976-1990, 29th in 1991-2000 and 55th in 2001-2014.

Shivpuri and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Shivpuri peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.

How do development practices in Shivpuri fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Shivpuri was the 832nd-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 Shivpuri has become more connected. Shivpuri ranked 737th in 1975, 928th in 1976-1990, 635th in 1991-2000 and 832nd in 2001-2014.

Shivpuri and Madhya Pradesh do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Shivpuri rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Madhya Pradesh was at its lowest in 1976-1990.

To date, Shivpuri is the 71st-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 Shivpuri has become more connected. Shivpuri ranked 36th in 1975, 46th in 1976-1990, 48th in 1991-2000 and 71st in 2001-2014.

Shivpuri and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.

To date, Shivpuri is the 1162nd-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 Shivpuri has become more connected. Shivpuri ranked 737th in 1975, 1090th in 1976-1990, 1090th in 1991-2000 and 1162nd in 2001-2014.

As of 2015, Shivpuri had a built-up area of 4.09 square kilometers, and a population of 330370 people.

These are some other cities with approximately the same population: