Sakarya [Adapazarı]: city in Sakarya, 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 Sakarya [Adapazarı] as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.23, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.69, 2.39, 2.87 and 3.29. In each period, new street development in Sakarya [Adapazarı] steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.7 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.42.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Sakarya [Adapazarı] spans a total of 1244 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.39, 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 1.69, 2.2, 2.22 and 2.23. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Sakarya [Adapazarı] has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.51 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.01.
Sakarya [Adapazarı] and Sakarya follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Sakarya [Adapazarı] fare in comparison to others in Sakarya? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sakarya [Adapazarı] was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Sakarya. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Sakarya [Adapazarı] ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Sakarya [Adapazarı] and Turkey follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Sakarya [Adapazarı] fare in comparison to others in Turkey? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sakarya [Adapazarı] was the 25th-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 Sakarya [Adapazarı] has become more disconnected. Sakarya [Adapazarı] ranked 34th in 1975, 21st in 1976-1990, 27th in 1991-2000 and 25th in 2001-2014.
Sakarya [Adapazarı] and Sakarya follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Sakarya [Adapazarı] is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Sakarya. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Sakarya [Adapazarı] ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Sakarya [Adapazarı] and Turkey follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Sakarya [Adapazarı] is the 24th-most disconnected out of the 134 cities in Turkey. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Turkey, the street network in Sakarya [Adapazarı] has become more disconnected. Sakarya [Adapazarı] ranked 34th in 1975, 18th in 1976-1990, 21st in 1991-2000 and 24th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Sakarya [Adapazarı] had a built-up area of 37.67 square kilometers, and a population of 269660 people.
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