Rishikesh: city in Uttarakhand, 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 Rishikesh as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.37, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.99, 4.85, 6.49 and 6.17. Street construction in Rishikesh increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Rishikesh spans a total of 311 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 6.17, 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 3.99, 4.48, 4.92 and 5.37. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Rishikesh has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.49 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.46.
Rishikesh and Uttarakhand follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Rishikesh fare in comparison to others in Uttarakhand? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Rishikesh was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Uttarakhand. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Uttarakhand, street construction in Rishikesh has become more disconnected. Rishikesh ranked 5th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Rishikesh and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Rishikesh peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
How do development practices in Rishikesh fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Rishikesh was the 95th-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 Rishikesh has become more disconnected. Rishikesh ranked 168th in 1975, 115th in 1976-1990, 64th in 1991-2000 and 95th in 2001-2014.
Rishikesh and Uttarakhand follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Rishikesh is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Uttarakhand. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Uttarakhand, the street network in Rishikesh has become more disconnected. Rishikesh ranked 5th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Rishikesh and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Rishikesh is the 85th-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 Rishikesh has become more disconnected. Rishikesh ranked 168th in 1975, 148th in 1976-1990, 113th in 1991-2000 and 85th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Rishikesh had a built-up area of 5.8 square kilometers, and a population of 335757 people.
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