Mettupalayam: 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 Mettupalayam as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.62, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.19, 4.66, 7.33 and 10.28. In each period, new street development in Mettupalayam steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Mettupalayam spans a total of 89 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 4.66, 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 2.19, 4.08, 4.2 and 4.62. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Mettupalayam has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.89 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.43.
Mettupalayam 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 Mettupalayam fare in comparison to others in Tamil Nadu? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Mettupalayam was the 1st-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 Mettupalayam has become more disconnected. Mettupalayam ranked 43rd in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Mettupalayam 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 Mettupalayam fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Mettupalayam was the 5th-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 Mettupalayam has become more disconnected. Mettupalayam ranked 451st in 1975, 138th in 1976-1990, 37th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Mettupalayam 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, Mettupalayam is the 11th-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, the street network in Mettupalayam has become more disconnected. Mettupalayam ranked 43rd in 1975, 17th in 1976-1990, 22nd in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014.
Mettupalayam and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Mettupalayam is the 174th-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 Mettupalayam has become more disconnected. Mettupalayam ranked 451st in 1975, 196th in 1976-1990, 213th in 1991-2000 and 174th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Mettupalayam had a built-up area of 1.86 square kilometers, and a population of 97267 people.
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