Gobichettipalayam: 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 Gobichettipalayam as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.13, 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 1.98, 2.56, 4.61 and 6.26. In each period, new street development in Gobichettipalayam steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Gobichettipalayam spans a total of 131 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.56, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 1.98, 2.5, 2.94 and 3.13. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Gobichettipalayam has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.51 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.19.
Gobichettipalayam and Tamil Nadu 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 Gobichettipalayam fare in comparison to others in Tamil Nadu? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gobichettipalayam was the 7th-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 Gobichettipalayam has become more disconnected. Gobichettipalayam ranked 48th in 1975, 59th in 1976-1990, 28th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
Gobichettipalayam 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 Gobichettipalayam fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gobichettipalayam was the 90th-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 Gobichettipalayam has become more disconnected. Gobichettipalayam ranked 486th in 1975, 574th in 1976-1990, 235th in 1991-2000 and 90th in 2001-2014.
Gobichettipalayam and Tamil Nadu follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Gobichettipalayam is the 59th-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 Gobichettipalayam has become more connected. Gobichettipalayam ranked 48th in 1975, 64th in 1976-1990, 60th in 1991-2000 and 59th in 2001-2014.
Gobichettipalayam and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Gobichettipalayam is the 599th-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 Gobichettipalayam has become more connected. Gobichettipalayam ranked 486th in 1975, 612th in 1976-1990, 560th in 1991-2000 and 599th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Gobichettipalayam had a built-up area of 4.29 square kilometers, and a population of 229541 people.
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