Tuanfeng: 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 Tuanfeng as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.47, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 2.88, 3.36 and 5.3. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Tuanfeng spans a total of 42 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 5.3, 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, 3.24, 3.19 and 3.47. Data was not available in 1975.
Tuanfeng 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 Tuanfeng fare in comparison to others in Hubei? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Tuanfeng was 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, street construction in Tuanfeng has become more disconnected. Tuanfeng ranked 13th in 1976-1990, 15th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Tuanfeng 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 Tuanfeng fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Tuanfeng was the 87th-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 Tuanfeng has become more disconnected. Tuanfeng ranked 339th in 1976-1990, 188th in 1991-2000 and 87th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Tuanfeng 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, Tuanfeng is the 9th-most disconnected out of the 80 cities in Hubei. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Tuanfeng ranked 9th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Tuanfeng 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, Tuanfeng is the 177th-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 Tuanfeng has become more disconnected. Tuanfeng ranked 224th in 1976-1990, 215th in 1991-2000 and 177th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Tuanfeng had a built-up area of 5.27 square kilometers, and a population of 60853 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: