Palghar: 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 Palghar as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.68, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 3.95, 0.24 and 4.93. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Palghar spans a total of 68 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, 4.04, 3.99 and 4.68. Data was not available in 1975.
Palghar and Maharashtra 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 Maharashtra rose steadily.
How do development practices in Palghar fare in comparison to others in Maharashtra? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Palghar was the 32nd-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 Palghar has become more connected. Palghar ranked 18th in 1976-1990, 106th in 1991-2000 and 32nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Palghar 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 Palghar fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Palghar was the 252nd-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 Palghar has become more connected. Palghar ranked 229th in 1976-1990, 938th in 1991-2000 and 252nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Palghar and Maharashtra 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 Maharashtra rose steadily.
To date, Palghar is the 13th-most disconnected out of the 186 cities in Maharashtra. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Maharashtra, the street network in Palghar has become more disconnected. Palghar ranked 17th in 1976-1990, 20th in 1991-2000 and 13th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Palghar 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, Palghar is the 162nd-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 Palghar has become more disconnected. Palghar ranked 203rd in 1976-1990, 246th in 1991-2000 and 162nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Palghar had a built-up area of 2.16 square kilometers, and a population of 108641 people.
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