Xinxing: 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.
View Xinxing, China on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Xinxing as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.42, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.6, 2.14, 0.69 and 2.11. Disconnectivity in street construction in Xinxing 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 Xinxing spans a total of 184 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.14, which is relatively well-connected.
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 1.6, 1.77, 1.29 and 1.42. Disconnectivity in Xinxing's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1991-2000, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 1976-1990.
Xinxing and Guangdong do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Xinxing 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 Xinxing fare in comparison to others in Guangdong? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Xinxing was the 52nd-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 Xinxing has become more connected. Xinxing ranked 49th in 1975, 55th in 1976-1990, 65th in 1991-2000 and 52nd in 2001-2014.
Xinxing 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.
Xinxing and Guangdong do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Xinxing followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in Guangdong was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Xinxing is the 79th-most disconnected out of the 109 cities in Guangdong. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Guangdong, the street network in Xinxing has become more connected. Xinxing ranked 49th in 1975, 67th in 1976-1990, 81st in 1991-2000 and 79th in 2001-2014.
Xinxing and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Xinxing followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
As of 2015, Xinxing had a built-up area of 7.61 square kilometers, and a population of 142365 people.
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