Kunshe: city in Hainan, 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 Kunshe as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.67, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 6.27, nan, nan and 3.92. Data was not available in 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kunshe spans a total of 47 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 6.27, 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 6.27, 6.27, 6.06 and 5.67. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Kunshe has become more connected. This decrease has quickened: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi fell by 0.0 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it fell by just 0.38.
Kunshe and Hainan 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 Hainan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Kunshe fare in comparison to others in Hainan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kunshe was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 16 cities in Hainan. Kunshe ranked 1st in 1975 and 5th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Kunshe 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 Kunshe fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kunshe was the 205th-most disconnected out of the 1651 cities in China. Kunshe ranked 21st in 1975 and 205th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Kunshe and Hainan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Kunshe fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hainan peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Kunshe is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 16 cities in Hainan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kunshe ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Kunshe and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Kunshe fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Kunshe is the 23rd-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 Kunshe has become more connected. Kunshe ranked 21st in 1975, 17th in 1976-1990, 15th in 1991-2000 and 23rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Kunshe had a built-up area of 4.45 square kilometers, and a population of 83613 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: