Laohekou: 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 Laohekou as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.93, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.3, 0.89, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Laohekou spans a total of 104 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 0.89, 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 0.3, 0.87, 0.86 and 0.93. Disconnectivity in Laohekou's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 2001-2014.
Laohekou 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 Laohekou fare in comparison to others in Hubei? out of the 80 cities in Hubei. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Hubei, street construction in Laohekou has become more connected. Laohekou ranked 50th in 1975 and 57th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Laohekou 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 Laohekou fare in comparison to others in China? 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 Laohekou has become more connected. Laohekou ranked 1051st in 1975 and 1099th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Laohekou and Hubei do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Laohekou followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hubei peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Laohekou is the 67th-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 Laohekou has become more connected. Laohekou ranked 50th in 1975, 61st in 1976-1990, 65th in 1991-2000 and 67th in 2001-2014.
Laohekou and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Laohekou followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Laohekou is the 1253rd-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 Laohekou has become more connected. Laohekou ranked 1051st in 1975, 1193rd in 1976-1990, 1213th in 1991-2000 and 1253rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Laohekou had a built-up area of 14.04 square kilometers, and a population of 98142 people.
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