Arakkonam: city in Tamil Nadu, 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 Arakkonam as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.44, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.64, nan, 4.23 and 5.92. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Arakkonam spans a total of 111 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 4.23, 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 4.64, 4.64, 4.38 and 4.44. Disconnectivity in Arakkonam's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1991-2000, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 1975.
Arakkonam and Tamil Nadu 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 Tamil Nadu rose steadily.
How do development practices in Arakkonam fare in comparison to others in Tamil Nadu? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Arakkonam was the 9th-most disconnected out of the 151 cities in Tamil Nadu. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Tamil Nadu, street construction in Arakkonam has become more disconnected. Arakkonam ranked 16th in 1975, 34th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Arakkonam 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 Arakkonam fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Arakkonam was the 117th-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 Arakkonam has become more disconnected. Arakkonam ranked 110th in 1975, 292nd in 1991-2000 and 117th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Arakkonam and Tamil Nadu do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Arakkonam followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in Tamil Nadu rose steadily.
To date, Arakkonam is the 17th-most disconnected out of the 151 cities in Tamil Nadu. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Tamil Nadu, the street network in Arakkonam has become more connected. Arakkonam ranked 16th in 1975, 12th in 1976-1990, 17th in 1991-2000 and 17th in 2001-2014.
Arakkonam and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Arakkonam followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Arakkonam is the 205th-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 Arakkonam has become more connected. Arakkonam ranked 110th in 1975, 122nd in 1976-1990, 181st in 1991-2000 and 205th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Arakkonam had a built-up area of 3.68 square kilometers, and a population of 131221 people.
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