Pir Murad: 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 Pir Murad as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.02, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.97, 0.62, nan and 4.74. Data was not available in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Pir Murad spans a total of 163 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 0.62, which is relatively well-connected.
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 0.97, 0.84, 0.84 and 1.02. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Pir Murad has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Pir Murad 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 Pir Murad fare in comparison to others in Punjab? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Pir Murad was the 14th-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 Pir Murad has become more connected. Pir Murad ranked 52nd in 1975, 69th in 1976-1990 and 14th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Pir Murad 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 Pir Murad fare in comparison to others in Pakistan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Pir Murad was the 32nd-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 Pir Murad has become more connected. Pir Murad ranked 107th in 1975, 137th in 1976-1990 and 32nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Pir Murad and Punjab do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Pir Murad was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Punjab rose steadily.
To date, Pir Murad is the 77th-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 Pir Murad has become more connected. Pir Murad ranked 52nd in 1975, 73rd in 1976-1990, 77th in 1991-2000 and 77th in 2001-2014.
Pir Murad and Pakistan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Pir Murad was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Pakistan rose steadily.
To date, Pir Murad is the 159th-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 Pir Murad has become more connected. Pir Murad ranked 107th in 1975, 152nd in 1976-1990, 160th in 1991-2000 and 159th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Pir Murad had a built-up area of 5.88 square kilometers, and a population of 97656 people.
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