Qaem Shahr: city in Mazandaran, 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 Qaem Shahr as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 6.51, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 6.5, 6.57, nan and 8.63. Data was not available in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Qaem Shahr spans a total of 685 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 6.5, 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 6.5, 6.51, 6.51 and 6.51. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Qaem Shahr has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.0 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.0.
Qaem Shahr and Mazandaran 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 Mazandaran rose steadily.
How do development practices in Qaem Shahr fare in comparison to others in Mazandaran? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Qaem Shahr was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Mazandaran. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Qaem Shahr ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Qaem Shahr 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 Qaem Shahr fare in comparison to others in Iran? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Qaem Shahr was the 3rd-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 Qaem Shahr has become more disconnected. Qaem Shahr ranked 6th in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Qaem Shahr and Mazandaran do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Qaem Shahr rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Mazandaran rose steadily.
To date, Qaem Shahr is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Mazandaran. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Qaem Shahr ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Qaem Shahr and Iran do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Qaem Shahr rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Iran was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Qaem Shahr is the 2nd-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 Qaem Shahr has become more disconnected. Qaem Shahr ranked 6th in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Qaem Shahr had a built-up area of 24.01 square kilometers, and a population of 197552 people.
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