Turkmenbashy: city in Balkan, Turkmenistan
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 Turkmenbashy as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.67, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.64, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1975, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Turkmenbashy spans a total of 63 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, 1.64, 1.67 and 1.67. Data was not available in 1975.
Turkmenbashy and Balkan 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 Balkan rose steadily.
How do development practices in Turkmenbashy fare in comparison to others in Balkan? out of the 3 cities in Balkan. Turkmenbashy ranked 2nd in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Turkmenbashy and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan rose steadily.
How do development practices in Turkmenbashy fare in comparison to others in Turkmenistan? out of the 10 cities in Turkmenistan. Turkmenbashy ranked 6th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Turkmenbashy and Balkan 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 Balkan rose steadily.
To date, Turkmenbashy is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Balkan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Turkmenbashy ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Turkmenbashy and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan rose steadily.
To date, Turkmenbashy is the 6th-most disconnected out of the 10 cities in Turkmenistan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Turkmenistan, the street network in Turkmenbashy has become more connected. Turkmenbashy ranked 5th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Turkmenbashy had a built-up area of 3.25 square kilometers, and a population of 59536 people.
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