Sawantwadi: 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 Sawantwadi as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.96, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.23, nan and 1.45. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Sawantwadi spans a total of 41 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, 0.23, 0.22 and 0.96. Data was not available in 1975.
Sawantwadi 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 Sawantwadi fare in comparison to others in Maharashtra? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sawantwadi was the 107th-most disconnected out of the 186 cities in Maharashtra. Sawantwadi ranked 104th in 1976-1990 and 107th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Sawantwadi 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 Sawantwadi fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sawantwadi was the 963rd-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Sawantwadi ranked 1087th in 1976-1990 and 963rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Sawantwadi 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, Sawantwadi is the 143rd-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 Sawantwadi has become more connected. Sawantwadi ranked 137th in 1976-1990, 152nd in 1991-2000 and 143rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Sawantwadi 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, Sawantwadi is the 1323rd-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 Sawantwadi has become more connected. Sawantwadi ranked 1228th in 1976-1990, 1363rd in 1991-2000 and 1323rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Sawantwadi had a built-up area of 0.7 square kilometers, and a population of 57865 people.
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