Meichuan: 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 Meichuan, China on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Meichuan as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -1.7, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -1.7, -1.86 and -1.63. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Meichuan spans a total of 47 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, 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 nan, -1.7, -1.76 and -1.7. Data was not available in 1975.
Meichuan 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 Meichuan fare in comparison to others in Hubei? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Meichuan was the 72nd-most disconnected out of the 80 cities in Hubei. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Meichuan ranked 72nd in 1976-1990, 63rd in 1991-2000 and 72nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Meichuan 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 Meichuan fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Meichuan was the 1410th-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 Meichuan has become more disconnected. Meichuan ranked 1498th in 1976-1990, 1298th in 1991-2000 and 1410th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Meichuan and Hubei do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hubei peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Meichuan is the 79th-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 Meichuan has become more connected. Meichuan ranked 76th in 1976-1990, 79th in 1991-2000 and 79th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Meichuan and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Meichuan is the 1649th-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 Meichuan has become more connected. Meichuan ranked 1596th in 1976-1990, 1627th in 1991-2000 and 1649th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Meichuan had a built-up area of 1.95 square kilometers, and a population of 87369 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: