Nanded-Waghala: 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 Nanded-Waghala as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.28, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.2, 1.89, 2.91 and 3.74. In each period, new street development in Nanded-Waghala steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Nanded-Waghala spans a total of 415 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 1.89, 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 1.2, 1.75, 2.05 and 2.28. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Nanded-Waghala has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.55 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.24.
Nanded-Waghala and Maharashtra follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Nanded-Waghala fare in comparison to others in Maharashtra? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nanded-Waghala was the 65th-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 Nanded-Waghala has become more connected. Nanded-Waghala ranked 61st in 1975, 71st in 1976-1990, 63rd in 1991-2000 and 65th in 2001-2014.
Nanded-Waghala and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Nanded-Waghala fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nanded-Waghala was the 497th-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 Nanded-Waghala has become more disconnected. Nanded-Waghala ranked 616th in 1975, 750th in 1976-1990, 558th in 1991-2000 and 497th in 2001-2014.
Nanded-Waghala and Maharashtra follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Nanded-Waghala is the 97th-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 Nanded-Waghala has become more connected. Nanded-Waghala ranked 61st in 1975, 89th in 1976-1990, 91st in 1991-2000 and 97th in 2001-2014.
Nanded-Waghala and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Nanded-Waghala is the 921st-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 Nanded-Waghala has become more connected. Nanded-Waghala ranked 616th in 1975, 843rd in 1976-1990, 867th in 1991-2000 and 921st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Nanded-Waghala had a built-up area of 19.47 square kilometers, and a population of 707012 people.
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