Enshi: city in Hubei, 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 Enshi as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.9, 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 2.39, nan, 2.01 and 3.79. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Enshi spans a total of 198 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 3.79, 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 2.39, 2.39, 2.29 and 2.9. Disconnectivity in Enshi's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1991-2000, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 2001-2014.
Enshi and Hubei 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 Hubei peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Enshi fare in comparison to others in Hubei? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Enshi was the 18th-most disconnected out of the 80 cities in Hubei. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Hubei, street construction in Enshi has become more disconnected. Enshi ranked 16th in 1975, 33rd in 1991-2000 and 18th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Enshi 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 Enshi fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Enshi was the 222nd-most disconnected out of the 1651 cities in China. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in China, street construction in Enshi has become more disconnected. Enshi ranked 395th in 1975, 489th in 1991-2000 and 222nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Enshi and Hubei do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Enshi followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hubei peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Enshi is the 16th-most disconnected out of the 80 cities in Hubei. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Enshi ranked 16th in 1975, 23rd in 1976-1990, 26th in 1991-2000 and 16th in 2001-2014.
Enshi and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Enshi followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Enshi is the 323rd-most disconnected out of the 1651 cities in China. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in China, the street network in Enshi has become more disconnected. Enshi ranked 395th in 1975, 484th in 1976-1990, 537th in 1991-2000 and 323rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Enshi had a built-up area of 10.05 square kilometers, and a population of 253378 people.
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