Bandar-e Mahshahr: city in Khuzestan, 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.
View Bandar-e Mahshahr, Iran on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Bandar-e Mahshahr as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.48, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.83, 2.08, 3.86 and 3.22. Street construction in Bandar-e Mahshahr 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 Bandar-e Mahshahr spans a total of 280 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.08, which is relatively well-connected.
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 0.83, 2.05, 2.24 and 2.48. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Bandar-e Mahshahr has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.22 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.24.
Bandar-e Mahshahr and Khuzestan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Bandar-e Mahshahr peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Khuzestan was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Bandar-e Mahshahr fare in comparison to others in Khuzestan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bandar-e Mahshahr was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 16 cities in Khuzestan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Khuzestan, street construction in Bandar-e Mahshahr has become more disconnected. Bandar-e Mahshahr ranked 11th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
Bandar-e Mahshahr and Iran do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Bandar-e Mahshahr peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Iran was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Bandar-e Mahshahr fare in comparison to others in Iran? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bandar-e Mahshahr was the 76th-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 Bandar-e Mahshahr has become more disconnected. Bandar-e Mahshahr ranked 118th in 1975, 62nd in 1976-1990, 42nd in 1991-2000 and 76th in 2001-2014.
Bandar-e Mahshahr and Khuzestan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Bandar-e Mahshahr rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Khuzestan was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Bandar-e Mahshahr is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 16 cities in Khuzestan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Khuzestan, the street network in Bandar-e Mahshahr has become more disconnected. Bandar-e Mahshahr ranked 11th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Bandar-e Mahshahr and Iran do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Bandar-e Mahshahr rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Iran was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Bandar-e Mahshahr is the 67th-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 Bandar-e Mahshahr has become more disconnected. Bandar-e Mahshahr ranked 118th in 1975, 62nd in 1976-1990, 63rd in 1991-2000 and 67th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Bandar-e Mahshahr had a built-up area of 8.45 square kilometers, and a population of 91794 people.
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