Hengxian: city in Guangxi, 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 Hengxian as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.31, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 3.53, 1.6 and 4.7. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Hengxian spans a total of 51 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 1.6, 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 nan, 3.44, 2.34 and 3.31. Data was not available in 1975.
Hengxian and Guangxi 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 Guangxi followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Hengxian fare in comparison to others in Guangxi? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Hengxian was the 7th-most disconnected out of the 53 cities in Guangxi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Guangxi, street construction in Hengxian has become more disconnected. Hengxian ranked 11th in 1976-1990, 23rd in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Hengxian 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 Hengxian fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Hengxian was the 122nd-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 Hengxian has become more disconnected. Hengxian ranked 207th in 1976-1990, 608th in 1991-2000 and 122nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Hengxian and Guangxi 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 Guangxi peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Hengxian is the 12th-most disconnected out of the 53 cities in Guangxi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Guangxi, the street network in Hengxian has become more connected. Hengxian ranked 9th in 1976-1990, 25th in 1991-2000 and 12th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Hengxian 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, Hengxian is the 210th-most disconnected out of the 1651 cities in China. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in China, the street network in Hengxian has become more connected. Hengxian ranked 184th in 1976-1990, 507th in 1991-2000 and 210th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Hengxian had a built-up area of 10.7 square kilometers, and a population of 141192 people.
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