Baoshan: city in Heilongjiang, 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 Baoshan as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.14, 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 3.05, 3.82, nan and 4.95. Data was not available in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Baoshan spans a total of 139 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.05, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 3.05, 3.13, 3.13 and 3.14. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Baoshan has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.08 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.01.
Baoshan and Heilongjiang 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 Heilongjiang peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Baoshan fare in comparison to others in Heilongjiang? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Baoshan was the 7th-most disconnected out of the 52 cities in Heilongjiang. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Heilongjiang, street construction in Baoshan has become more connected. Baoshan ranked 10th in 1975, 16th in 1976-1990 and 7th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Baoshan 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.
Baoshan and Heilongjiang do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Baoshan rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Heilongjiang peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Baoshan is the 10th-most disconnected out of the 52 cities in Heilongjiang. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Baoshan ranked 10th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014.
Baoshan and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Baoshan rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
As of 2015, Baoshan had a built-up area of 4.38 square kilometers, and a population of 72712 people.
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