Shanwei: city in Guangdong, China
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 Shanwei as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.9, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.22, 2.08 and 3.15. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Shanwei spans a total of 143 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, 1.22, 1.31 and 1.9. Data was not available in 1975.
Shanwei and Guangdong 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 Guangdong was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Shanwei fare in comparison to others in Guangdong? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Shanwei was the 31st-most disconnected out of the 109 cities in Guangdong. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Guangdong, street construction in Shanwei has become more disconnected. Shanwei ranked 80th in 1976-1990, 38th in 1991-2000 and 31st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Shanwei and China 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 China followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Shanwei fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Shanwei was the 346th-most disconnected out of the 1651 cities in China. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in China, street construction in Shanwei has become more disconnected. Shanwei ranked 996th in 1976-1990, 467th in 1991-2000 and 346th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Shanwei and Guangdong 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 Guangdong was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Shanwei is the 60th-most disconnected out of the 109 cities in Guangdong. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Guangdong, the street network in Shanwei has become more disconnected. Shanwei ranked 83rd in 1976-1990, 80th in 1991-2000 and 60th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Shanwei and China 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 China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Shanwei is the 749th-most disconnected out of the 1651 cities in China. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in China, the street network in Shanwei has become more disconnected. Shanwei ranked 1038th in 1976-1990, 999th in 1991-2000 and 749th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Shanwei had a built-up area of 11.65 square kilometers, and a population of 399594 people.
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