Çankiri: region in Turkey
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 Çankiri, Turkey on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Çankiri as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.84, 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 4.44, 2.82, 2.57 and 2.98. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Çankiri fell, then rose. In 1991-2000, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Çankiri spans a total of 3195 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.82, 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 4.44, 2.92, 2.87 and 2.84. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Çankiri has become more connected.
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Çankiri was at its lowest in 1991-2000. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Çankiri, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Çankırı. None of the most populous cities follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Çankırı was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Çankiri fare in comparison to others in Turkey? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Çankiri was the 46th-most disconnected out of the 71 regions in Turkey. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Turkey, street construction in Çankiri has become more connected. Çankiri ranked 8th in 1975, 20th in 1976-1990, 38th in 1991-2000 and 46th in 2001-2014.
As of 2014, the city with the most disconnected street network in Çankiri is Çankırı with an SNDi of 1.27, which is relatively well-connected. Conversely, the most connected city is Çankırı with an SNDi of 1.27, which is relatively well-connected. See trends for these cities: Çankırı, Çankırı
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Çankiri fell steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Çankiri, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Çankırı. None of the most populous cities follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Çankırı was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Çankiri is the 22nd-most disconnected out of the 71 regions in Turkey. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Turkey, the street network in Çankiri has become more connected. Çankiri ranked 8th in 1975, 17th in 1976-1990, 19th in 1991-2000 and 22nd in 2001-2014.