Xiongxiangcun: 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 Xiongxiangcun, China on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Xiongxiangcun as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.79, 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 1.54, 2.39, 4.01 and 4.47. In each period, new street development in Xiongxiangcun steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.85 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.46.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Xiongxiangcun spans a total of 43 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 4.47, 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 1.54, 2.1, 2.61 and 2.79. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Xiongxiangcun has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.56 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.18.
Xiongxiangcun and Guangdong do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Xiongxiangcun rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Guangdong was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Xiongxiangcun fare in comparison to others in Guangdong? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Xiongxiangcun was the 14th-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 Xiongxiangcun has become more disconnected. Xiongxiangcun ranked 50th in 1975, 46th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 14th in 2001-2014.
Xiongxiangcun and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Xiongxiangcun rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in China followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Xiongxiangcun fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Xiongxiangcun was the 142nd-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 Xiongxiangcun has become more disconnected. Xiongxiangcun ranked 645th in 1975, 493rd in 1976-1990, 118th in 1991-2000 and 142nd in 2001-2014.
Xiongxiangcun and Guangdong do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Xiongxiangcun rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Guangdong was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Xiongxiangcun is 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, the street network in Xiongxiangcun has become more disconnected. Xiongxiangcun ranked 50th in 1975, 53rd in 1976-1990, 34th in 1991-2000 and 31st in 2001-2014.
Xiongxiangcun and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Xiongxiangcun rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Xiongxiangcun is the 370th-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 Xiongxiangcun has become more disconnected. Xiongxiangcun ranked 645th in 1975, 613th in 1976-1990, 397th in 1991-2000 and 370th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Xiongxiangcun had a built-up area of 3.14 square kilometers, and a population of 91288 people.
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