Torbat-e Jam: city in Razavi Khorasan, 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 Torbat-e Jam as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.31, 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 nan, 1.88, 2.86 and 2.42. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Torbat-e Jam spans a total of 207 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, 1.88, 1.98 and 2.31. Data was not available in 1975.
Torbat-e Jam and Razavi Khorasan 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 Razavi Khorasan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Torbat-e Jam fare in comparison to others in Razavi Khorasan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Torbat-e Jam was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 14 cities in Razavi Khorasan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Razavi Khorasan, street construction in Torbat-e Jam has become more disconnected. Torbat-e Jam ranked 6th in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Torbat-e Jam 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 Torbat-e Jam fare in comparison to others in Iran? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Torbat-e Jam was the 111th-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 Torbat-e Jam has become more connected. Torbat-e Jam ranked 73rd in 1976-1990, 63rd in 1991-2000 and 111th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Torbat-e Jam and Razavi Khorasan 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 Razavi Khorasan was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Torbat-e Jam is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 14 cities in Razavi Khorasan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Razavi Khorasan, the street network in Torbat-e Jam has become more disconnected. Torbat-e Jam ranked 7th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Torbat-e Jam 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, Torbat-e Jam is the 77th-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 Torbat-e Jam has become more connected. Torbat-e Jam ranked 76th in 1976-1990, 78th in 1991-2000 and 77th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Torbat-e Jam had a built-up area of 3.98 square kilometers, and a population of 116703 people.
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