Lala Musa: 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 Lala Musa as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.53, 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, 2.64, 4.78 and 1.15. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Lala Musa spans a total of 129 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, 2.64, 2.67 and 2.53. Data was not available in 1975.
Lala Musa 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 Lala Musa fare in comparison to others in Punjab? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Lala Musa was the 62nd-most disconnected out of the 99 cities in Punjab. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Punjab, street construction in Lala Musa has become more connected. Lala Musa ranked 39th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 62nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Lala Musa 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 Lala Musa fare in comparison to others in Pakistan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Lala Musa was the 112th-most disconnected out of the 198 cities in Pakistan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Pakistan, street construction in Lala Musa has become more connected. Lala Musa ranked 81st in 1976-1990, 27th in 1991-2000 and 112th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Lala Musa and Punjab 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 Punjab rose steadily.
To date, Lala Musa is the 40th-most disconnected out of the 99 cities in Punjab. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Punjab, the street network in Lala Musa has become more connected. Lala Musa ranked 32nd in 1976-1990, 34th in 1991-2000 and 40th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Lala Musa and Pakistan 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 Pakistan rose steadily.
To date, Lala Musa is the 104th-most disconnected out of the 198 cities in Pakistan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Pakistan, the street network in Lala Musa has become more connected. Lala Musa ranked 83rd in 1976-1990, 87th in 1991-2000 and 104th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Lala Musa had a built-up area of 5.39 square kilometers, and a population of 171681 people.
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