Niğde: city in Nigde, 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 Niğde as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.77, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.7, 0.93 and 2.44. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Niğde spans a total of 244 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, 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, 0.7, 0.71 and 0.77. Data was not available in 1975.
Niğde and Nigde 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 Nigde rose steadily.
How do development practices in Niğde fare in comparison to others in Nigde? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Niğde was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Nigde. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Niğde ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Niğde and Turkey 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 Turkey rose steadily.
How do development practices in Niğde fare in comparison to others in Turkey? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Niğde was the 44th-most disconnected out of the 134 cities in Turkey. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Turkey, street construction in Niğde has become more disconnected. Niğde ranked 86th in 1976-1990, 84th in 1991-2000 and 44th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Niğde and Nigde 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 Nigde rose steadily.
To date, Niğde is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Nigde. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Niğde ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Niğde and Turkey 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 Turkey rose steadily.
To date, Niğde is the 86th-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 Niğde has become more connected. Niğde ranked 82nd in 1976-1990, 84th in 1991-2000 and 86th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Niğde had a built-up area of 8.46 square kilometers, and a population of 95736 people.
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