Roorkee: 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 Roorkee as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.22, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.59, 3.77, 4.6 and 5.74. In each period, new street development in Roorkee steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Roorkee spans a total of 202 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.59, 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 3.59, 3.66, 3.74 and 4.22. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Roorkee has become more disconnected.
Roorkee and Uttarakhand do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Roorkee rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Uttarakhand peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Roorkee fare in comparison to others in Uttarakhand? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Roorkee was the 4th-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 Roorkee has become more disconnected. Roorkee ranked 9th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Roorkee 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 Roorkee fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Roorkee was the 140th-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 Roorkee has become more disconnected. Roorkee ranked 208th in 1975, 255th in 1976-1990, 239th in 1991-2000 and 140th in 2001-2014.
Roorkee and Uttarakhand follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Roorkee is the 7th-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 Roorkee has become more disconnected. Roorkee ranked 9th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
Roorkee and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Roorkee is the 262nd-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 Roorkee has become more connected. Roorkee ranked 208th in 1975, 275th in 1976-1990, 311th in 1991-2000 and 262nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Roorkee had a built-up area of 12.19 square kilometers, and a population of 424467 people.
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