Langdong Coach: 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 Langdong Coach as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.7, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, 0.69 and 0.51. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Langdong Coach spans a total of 92 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, nan, 0.73 and 0.7. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Langdong Coach 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 Langdong Coach fare in comparison to others in Guangxi? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Langdong Coach was the 34th-most disconnected out of the 53 cities in Guangxi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Guangxi, street construction in Langdong Coach has become more connected. Langdong Coach ranked 32nd in 1991-2000 and 34th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Langdong Coach 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 Langdong Coach fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Langdong Coach was the 1169th-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 Langdong Coach has become more connected. Langdong Coach ranked 899th in 1991-2000 and 1169th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Langdong Coach 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, Langdong Coach is the 49th-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 Langdong Coach has become more connected. Langdong Coach ranked 44th in 1991-2000 and 49th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Langdong Coach 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, Langdong Coach is the 1363rd-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 Langdong Coach has become more connected. Langdong Coach ranked 1272nd in 1991-2000 and 1363rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Langdong Coach had a built-up area of 5.55 square kilometers, and a population of 58349 people.
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