Shakar Garh: 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 Shakar Garh as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.46, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, nan and 4.29. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Shakar Garh spans a total of 50 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 4.29, 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, nan, nan and 4.46. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Shakar Garh 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 Shakar Garh fare in comparison to others in Punjab? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Shakar Garh was the 16th-most disconnected out of the 99 cities in Punjab. Shakar Garh ranked 16th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Shakar Garh 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 Shakar Garh fare in comparison to others in Pakistan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Shakar Garh was the 37th-most disconnected out of the 198 cities in Pakistan. Shakar Garh ranked 37th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Shakar Garh 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, Shakar Garh is the 9th-most disconnected out of the 99 cities in Punjab. Shakar Garh ranked 9th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Shakar Garh 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, Shakar Garh is the 36th-most disconnected out of the 198 cities in Pakistan. Shakar Garh ranked 36th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Shakar Garh had a built-up area of 2.89 square kilometers, and a population of 366174 people.
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