Nigde: 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 Nigde, Turkey on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Nigde as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.19, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.02, 0.91, 1.22 and 2.7. In each period, new street development in Nigde steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Nigde spans a total of 1860 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 0.91, 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 0.02, 0.91, 0.94 and 1.19. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Nigde has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.89 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.25.
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Nigde rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Nigde, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Niğde. None of the most populous cities follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Niğde followed a zig-zag trend.
How do development practices in Nigde fare in comparison to others in Turkey? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nigde was the 50th-most disconnected out of the 71 regions in Turkey. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other regions in Turkey, street construction in Nigde has become more disconnected. Nigde ranked 71st in 1975, 67th in 1976-1990, 68th in 1991-2000 and 50th in 2001-2014.
As of 2014, the city with the most disconnected street network in Nigde is Niğde with an SNDi of 0.77, which is relatively well-connected. Conversely, the most connected city is Niğde with an SNDi of 0.77, which is relatively well-connected. See trends for these cities: Niğde, Niğde
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Nigde rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Nigde, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Niğde. None of the most populous cities follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Niğde followed a zig-zag trend.
To date, Nigde is the 67th-most disconnected out of the 71 regions in Turkey. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other regions in Turkey, the street network in Nigde has become more disconnected. Nigde ranked 71st in 1975, 67th in 1976-1990, 67th in 1991-2000 and 67th in 2001-2014.