Meshginshahr: city in Ardebil, Iran
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 Meshginshahr as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.07, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.77, 1.65 and 2.71. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Meshginshahr spans a total of 145 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, 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 nan, 1.78, 1.75 and 2.07. Data was not available in 1975.
Meshginshahr and Ardebil 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 Ardebil was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Meshginshahr fare in comparison to others in Ardebil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Meshginshahr was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Ardebil. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ardebil, street construction in Meshginshahr has become more connected. Meshginshahr ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Meshginshahr and Iran 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 Iran was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Meshginshahr fare in comparison to others in Iran? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Meshginshahr was the 99th-most disconnected out of the 181 cities in Iran. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Iran, street construction in Meshginshahr has become more connected. Meshginshahr ranked 80th in 1976-1990, 111th in 1991-2000 and 99th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Meshginshahr and Ardebil 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 Ardebil was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Meshginshahr is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Ardebil. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ardebil, the street network in Meshginshahr has become more connected. Meshginshahr ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Meshginshahr and Iran 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 Iran was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Meshginshahr is the 89th-most disconnected out of the 181 cities in Iran. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Iran, the street network in Meshginshahr has become more connected. Meshginshahr ranked 85th in 1976-1990, 94th in 1991-2000 and 89th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Meshginshahr had a built-up area of 6.78 square kilometers, and a population of 79402 people.
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