Guzar: city in Kashkadarya, 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 Guzar as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.99, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 5.16, 4.52, 4.55 and 5.49. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Guzar fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Guzar spans a total of 221 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 5.16, 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 5.16, 5.0, 4.95 and 4.99. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Guzar has worsened in disconnectivity since 2000.
Guzar and Kashkadarya 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 Guzar fare in comparison to others in Kashkadarya? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Guzar was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Kashkadarya. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Guzar ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Guzar 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 Guzar fare in comparison to others in Uzbekistan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Guzar was the 6th-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 Guzar has become more connected. Guzar ranked 1st in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Guzar and Kashkadarya do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Guzar was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Kashkadarya was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Guzar is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Kashkadarya. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Guzar ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Guzar and Uzbekistan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Guzar was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Uzbekistan was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Guzar is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 56 cities in Uzbekistan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Guzar ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Guzar had a built-up area of 8.95 square kilometers, and a population of 94101 people.
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