Turtkul: city in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
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 Turtkul as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.28, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 5.07, 2.98, 4.85 and 5.75. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Turtkul fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Turtkul spans a total of 395 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 5.07, 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 5.07, 3.89, 4.11 and 4.28. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Turtkul has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Turtkul and Karakalpakstan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Turtkul was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Karakalpakstan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Turtkul fare in comparison to others in Karakalpakstan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Turtkul was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Karakalpakstan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Turtkul ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Turtkul and Uzbekistan follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Turtkul fare in comparison to others in Uzbekistan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Turtkul was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 56 cities in Uzbekistan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Uzbekistan, street construction in Turtkul has become more connected. Turtkul ranked 2nd in 1975, 12th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Turtkul and Karakalpakstan 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, Turtkul is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Karakalpakstan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Turtkul ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Turtkul and Uzbekistan 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, Turtkul is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 56 cities in Uzbekistan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Uzbekistan, the street network in Turtkul has become more connected. Turtkul ranked 2nd in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Turtkul had a built-up area of 19.44 square kilometers, and a population of 252613 people.
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