Osmanabad: 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 Osmanabad as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.53, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.47, 3.41, 3.34 and 6.3. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Osmanabad fell, then rose. In 1991-2000, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Osmanabad spans a total of 224 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.41, 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 3.47, 3.43, 3.39 and 3.53. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Osmanabad has worsened in disconnectivity since 2000.
Osmanabad and Maharashtra do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Osmanabad was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Maharashtra rose steadily.
How do development practices in Osmanabad fare in comparison to others in Maharashtra? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Osmanabad was the 12th-most disconnected out of the 186 cities in Maharashtra. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Maharashtra, street construction in Osmanabad has become more disconnected. Osmanabad ranked 16th in 1975, 26th in 1976-1990, 52nd in 1991-2000 and 12th in 2001-2014.
Osmanabad and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Osmanabad was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
How do development practices in Osmanabad fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Osmanabad was the 85th-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 Osmanabad has become more disconnected. Osmanabad ranked 223rd in 1975, 341st in 1976-1990, 466th in 1991-2000 and 85th in 2001-2014.
Osmanabad and Maharashtra do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Osmanabad was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Maharashtra rose steadily.
To date, Osmanabad is the 42nd-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 Osmanabad has become more connected. Osmanabad ranked 16th in 1975, 28th in 1976-1990, 39th in 1991-2000 and 42nd in 2001-2014.
Osmanabad and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Osmanabad was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Osmanabad is the 459th-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 Osmanabad has become more connected. Osmanabad ranked 223rd in 1975, 331st in 1976-1990, 413th in 1991-2000 and 459th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Osmanabad had a built-up area of 5.25 square kilometers, and a population of 212055 people.
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