Wuhua: 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 Wuhua as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.58, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.0, 2.78, 1.51 and 2.21. Disconnectivity in street construction in Wuhua follows a zig-zag trend. In 1991-2000, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Wuhua spans a total of 134 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.78, 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 2.0, 2.77, 2.67 and 2.58. The aggregate street network in Wuhua increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 1990.
Wuhua and Guangdong do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Wuhua followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Guangdong was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Wuhua fare in comparison to others in Guangdong? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Wuhua was the 48th-most disconnected out of the 109 cities in Guangdong. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Guangdong, street construction in Wuhua has become more connected. Wuhua ranked 38th in 1975, 38th in 1976-1990, 51st in 1991-2000 and 48th in 2001-2014.
Wuhua and China follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Wuhua fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Wuhua was the 595th-most disconnected out of the 1651 cities in China. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in China, street construction in Wuhua has become more connected. Wuhua ranked 497th in 1975, 374th in 1976-1990, 626th in 1991-2000 and 595th in 2001-2014.
Wuhua and Guangdong do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Wuhua peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Guangdong was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Wuhua is the 35th-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 Wuhua has become more disconnected. Wuhua ranked 38th in 1975, 35th in 1976-1990, 32nd in 1991-2000 and 35th in 2001-2014.
Wuhua and China follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Wuhua is the 440th-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 Wuhua has become more disconnected. Wuhua ranked 497th in 1975, 357th in 1976-1990, 370th in 1991-2000 and 440th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Wuhua had a built-up area of 11.35 square kilometers, and a population of 194720 people.
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