Kamalia: city in Punjab, Pakistan
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 Kamalia as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.64, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 5.03, nan, 4.46 and nan. Data was not available in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kamalia spans a total of 60 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 5.03, 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 5.03, 5.69, 5.65 and 5.64. The aggregate street network in Kamalia increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 1990.
Kamalia and Punjab 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 Punjab peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Kamalia fare in comparison to others in Punjab? out of the 99 cities in Punjab. Kamalia ranked 4th in 1975 and 16th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Kamalia and Pakistan 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 Pakistan peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Kamalia fare in comparison to others in Pakistan? out of the 198 cities in Pakistan. Kamalia ranked 18th in 1975 and 32nd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Kamalia and Punjab do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Kamalia peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Punjab rose steadily.
To date, Kamalia is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 99 cities in Punjab. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Punjab, the street network in Kamalia has become more disconnected. Kamalia ranked 4th in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Kamalia and Pakistan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Kamalia peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Pakistan rose steadily.
To date, Kamalia is the 12th-most disconnected out of the 198 cities in Pakistan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Pakistan, the street network in Kamalia has become more disconnected. Kamalia ranked 18th in 1975, 14th in 1976-1990, 14th in 1991-2000 and 12th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Kamalia had a built-up area of 2.66 square kilometers, and a population of 69120 people.
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