Gushi: city in Henan, 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.
View Gushi, China on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Gushi as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.87, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.94, 0.4, 0.52 and 1.1. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Gushi fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Gushi spans a total of 275 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 1.1, 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 0.94, 0.53, 0.52 and 0.87. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Gushi has worsened in disconnectivity since 2000.
Gushi and Henan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Gushi was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Henan peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Gushi fare in comparison to others in Henan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gushi was the 48th-most disconnected out of the 118 cities in Henan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Henan, street construction in Gushi has become more connected. Gushi ranked 28th in 1975, 75th in 1976-1990, 53rd in 1991-2000 and 48th in 2001-2014.
Gushi and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Gushi was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in China followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Gushi fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gushi was the 977th-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 Gushi has become more connected. Gushi ranked 846th in 1975, 1261st in 1976-1990, 949th in 1991-2000 and 977th in 2001-2014.
Gushi and Henan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Gushi was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Henan peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Gushi is the 61st-most disconnected out of the 118 cities in Henan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Henan, the street network in Gushi has become more connected. Gushi ranked 28th in 1975, 72nd in 1976-1990, 73rd in 1991-2000 and 61st in 2001-2014.
Gushi and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Gushi was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Gushi is the 1289th-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 Gushi has become more connected. Gushi ranked 846th in 1975, 1330th in 1976-1990, 1361st in 1991-2000 and 1289th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Gushi had a built-up area of 18.23 square kilometers, and a population of 220275 people.
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