Maojian: 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 Maojian as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.89, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.94, 1.13, -0.67 and 4.34. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Maojian fell, then rose. In 1991-2000, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Maojian spans a total of 101 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 4.34, 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 2.94, 2.57, 2.0 and 3.89. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Maojian has worsened in disconnectivity since 2000.
Maojian and Hubei do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Maojian was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hubei peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Maojian fare in comparison to others in Hubei? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Maojian was the 15th-most disconnected 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 Maojian has become more connected. Maojian ranked 10th in 1975, 55th in 1976-1990, 58th in 1991-2000 and 15th in 2001-2014.
Maojian and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Maojian was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in China followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Maojian fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Maojian was the 157th-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 Maojian has become more disconnected. Maojian ranked 263rd in 1975, 1020th in 1976-1990, 1210th in 1991-2000 and 157th in 2001-2014.
Maojian and Hubei do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Maojian was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hubei peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Maojian is the 7th-most disconnected out of the 80 cities in Hubei. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Hubei, the street network in Maojian has become more disconnected. Maojian ranked 10th in 1975, 19th in 1976-1990, 37th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
Maojian and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Maojian was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Maojian is the 113th-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 Maojian has become more disconnected. Maojian ranked 263rd in 1975, 410th in 1976-1990, 665th in 1991-2000 and 113th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Maojian had a built-up area of 7.67 square kilometers, and a population of 73156 people.
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