Karad: city in Maharashtra, 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 Karad as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.98, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 6.57, 2.45, 4.52 and 5.92. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Karad fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Karad spans a total of 244 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 5.92, 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 6.57, 2.52, 3.35 and 3.98. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Karad has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Karad and Maharashtra do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Karad was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Maharashtra rose steadily.
How do development practices in Karad fare in comparison to others in Maharashtra? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Karad was the 16th-most disconnected out of the 186 cities in Maharashtra. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Maharashtra, street construction in Karad has become more connected. Karad ranked 1st in 1975, 58th in 1976-1990, 23rd in 1991-2000 and 16th in 2001-2014.
Karad and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Karad was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
How do development practices in Karad fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Karad was the 116th-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 Karad has become more connected. Karad ranked 28th in 1975, 602nd in 1976-1990, 257th in 1991-2000 and 116th in 2001-2014.
Karad and Maharashtra do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Karad was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Maharashtra rose steadily.
To date, Karad is the 26th-most disconnected out of the 186 cities in Maharashtra. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Maharashtra, the street network in Karad has become more connected. Karad ranked 1st in 1975, 61st in 1976-1990, 40th in 1991-2000 and 26th in 2001-2014.
Karad and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Karad was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Karad is the 315th-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 Karad has become more connected. Karad ranked 28th in 1975, 602nd in 1976-1990, 423rd in 1991-2000 and 315th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Karad had a built-up area of 5.41 square kilometers, and a population of 194608 people.
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