Nookat: city in Osh, Kyrgyzstan
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 Nookat, Kyrgyzstan on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Nookat as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.77, 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 2.02, 2.6, 3.18 and 2.92. Street construction in Nookat 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 Nookat spans a total of 245 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.6, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 2.02, 2.6, 2.76 and 2.77. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Nookat has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.58 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.02.
Nookat and Osh do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Nookat peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Osh rose steadily.
How do development practices in Nookat fare in comparison to others in Osh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nookat was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Osh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Osh, street construction in Nookat has become more disconnected. Nookat ranked 4th in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Nookat and Kyrgyzstan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Nookat peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Kyrgyzstan rose steadily.
How do development practices in Nookat fare in comparison to others in Kyrgyzstan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nookat was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Kyrgyzstan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Kyrgyzstan, street construction in Nookat has become more disconnected. Nookat ranked 7th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Nookat and Osh follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Nookat is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Osh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Osh, the street network in Nookat has become more disconnected. Nookat ranked 4th in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Nookat and Kyrgyzstan follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Nookat is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Kyrgyzstan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Kyrgyzstan, the street network in Nookat has become more disconnected. Nookat ranked 7th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Nookat had a built-up area of 16.12 square kilometers, and a population of 82516 people.
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