Nagapattinam: 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 Nagapattinam as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.77, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 2.98, 5.47 and 4.57. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Nagapattinam spans a total of 270 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.98, 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 nan, 2.97, 3.43 and 3.77. Data was not available in 1975.
Nagapattinam 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 Nagapattinam fare in comparison to others in Tamil Nadu? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nagapattinam was the 32nd-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 Nagapattinam has become more disconnected. Nagapattinam ranked 47th in 1976-1990, 19th in 1991-2000 and 32nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Nagapattinam 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 Nagapattinam fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nagapattinam was the 327th-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 Nagapattinam has become more disconnected. Nagapattinam ranked 452nd in 1976-1990, 132nd in 1991-2000 and 327th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Nagapattinam and Tamil Nadu 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 Tamil Nadu rose steadily.
To date, Nagapattinam is the 32nd-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 Nagapattinam has become more disconnected. Nagapattinam ranked 48th in 1976-1990, 40th in 1991-2000 and 32nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Nagapattinam 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, Nagapattinam is the 370th-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 Nagapattinam has become more disconnected. Nagapattinam ranked 453rd in 1976-1990, 399th in 1991-2000 and 370th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Nagapattinam had a built-up area of 10.19 square kilometers, and a population of 415570 people.
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