Fangxian: 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.
View Fangxian, China on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Fangxian as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.18, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.37, 0.26, 1.37 and 3.89. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Fangxian fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Fangxian spans a total of 109 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 3.89, 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 0.37, 0.53, 0.91 and 1.18. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Fangxian has become more disconnected.
Fangxian and Hubei do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Fangxian was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hubei peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Fangxian fare in comparison to others in Hubei? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Fangxian was the 16th-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 Fangxian has become more disconnected. Fangxian ranked 49th in 1975, 64th in 1976-1990, 42nd in 1991-2000 and 16th in 2001-2014.
Fangxian and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Fangxian 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 Fangxian fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Fangxian was the 210th-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 Fangxian has become more disconnected. Fangxian ranked 1031st in 1975, 1304th in 1976-1990, 668th in 1991-2000 and 210th in 2001-2014.
Fangxian and Hubei do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Fangxian rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hubei peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Fangxian is the 59th-most disconnected out of the 80 cities in Hubei. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Hubei, the street network in Fangxian has become more connected. Fangxian ranked 49th in 1975, 70th in 1976-1990, 63rd in 1991-2000 and 59th in 2001-2014.
Fangxian and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Fangxian rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Fangxian is the 1125th-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 Fangxian has become more connected. Fangxian ranked 1031st in 1975, 1331st in 1976-1990, 1191st in 1991-2000 and 1125th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Fangxian had a built-up area of 6.95 square kilometers, and a population of 65503 people.
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