Rongxian: 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 Rongxian as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.71, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.07, 7.58, -0.17 and 4.1. Disconnectivity in street construction in Rongxian 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 Rongxian spans a total of 197 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 7.58, 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 4.07, 7.3, 6.57 and 5.71. The aggregate street network in Rongxian increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 1990.
Rongxian and Guangxi 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 Rongxian fare in comparison to others in Guangxi? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Rongxian was the 8th-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 Rongxian has become more connected. Rongxian ranked 3rd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 40th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
Rongxian 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.
Rongxian and Guangxi follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Rongxian is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 53 cities in Guangxi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Guangxi, the street network in Rongxian has become more disconnected. Rongxian ranked 3rd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Rongxian and China follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1976-1990.
As of 2015, Rongxian had a built-up area of 9.82 square kilometers, and a population of 113854 people.
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