Eregli: city in Konya, 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.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Eregli as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.6, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.03, 0.42, 2.36 and 1.04. Disconnectivity in street construction in Eregli follows a zig-zag trend. In 1976-1990, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Eregli spans a total of 234 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 0.42, which is very 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 3.03, 0.5, 0.6 and 0.6. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Eregli has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Eregli and Konya follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Eregli fare in comparison to others in Konya? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Eregli was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Konya. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Konya, street construction in Eregli has become more connected. Eregli ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Eregli and Turkey do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Eregli followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in Turkey rose steadily.
How do development practices in Eregli fare in comparison to others in Turkey? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Eregli was the 101st-most disconnected out of the 134 cities in Turkey. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Turkey, street construction in Eregli has become more connected. Eregli ranked 8th in 1975, 103rd in 1976-1990, 36th in 1991-2000 and 101st in 2001-2014.
Eregli and Konya follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Eregli is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Konya. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Konya, the street network in Eregli has become more connected. Eregli ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Eregli and Turkey do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Eregli was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Turkey rose steadily.
To date, Eregli is the 100th-most disconnected out of the 134 cities in Turkey. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Turkey, the street network in Eregli has become more connected. Eregli ranked 8th in 1975, 101st in 1976-1990, 95th in 1991-2000 and 100th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Eregli had a built-up area of 7.13 square kilometers, and a population of 89278 people.
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