Ajab Shir: city in East Azarbaijan, 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 Ajab Shir as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.89, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.99, 3.72, 5.28 and 4.79. Disconnectivity in street construction in Ajab Shir follows a zig-zag trend. In 1976-1990, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ajab Shir spans a total of 123 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.72, 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, 3.83, 3.88 and 3.89. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Ajab Shir has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Ajab Shir and East Azarbaijan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Ajab Shir followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in East Azarbaijan was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Ajab Shir fare in comparison to others in East Azarbaijan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ajab Shir was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in East Azarbaijan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ajab Shir ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Ajab Shir and Iran do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Ajab Shir followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Iran was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Ajab Shir fare in comparison to others in Iran? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ajab Shir was the 21st-most disconnected out of the 181 cities in Iran. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Iran, street construction in Ajab Shir has become more disconnected. Ajab Shir ranked 28th in 1975, 18th in 1976-1990, 14th in 1991-2000 and 21st in 2001-2014.
Ajab Shir and East Azarbaijan follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Ajab Shir is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in East Azarbaijan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ajab Shir ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Ajab Shir and Iran follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Ajab Shir is the 14th-most disconnected out of the 181 cities in Iran. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Iran, the street network in Ajab Shir has become more disconnected. Ajab Shir ranked 28th in 1975, 15th in 1976-1990, 13th in 1991-2000 and 14th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Ajab Shir had a built-up area of 3.79 square kilometers, and a population of 54388 people.
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