Xiaochang: 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 Xiaochang, China on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Xiaochang as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.19, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 5.62, 1.98, 1.52 and 2.77. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Xiaochang fell, then rose. In 1991-2000, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Xiaochang spans a total of 86 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 1.52, 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 5.62, 2.89, 1.98 and 2.19. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Xiaochang has worsened in disconnectivity since 2000.
Xiaochang and Hubei do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Xiaochang was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hubei peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Xiaochang fare in comparison to others in Hubei? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Xiaochang was the 32nd-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 Xiaochang has become more connected. Xiaochang ranked 3rd in 1975, 35th in 1976-1990, 40th in 1991-2000 and 32nd in 2001-2014.
Xiaochang and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Xiaochang 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 Xiaochang fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Xiaochang was the 444th-most disconnected 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 Xiaochang has become more connected. Xiaochang ranked 33rd in 1975, 667th in 1976-1990, 625th in 1991-2000 and 444th in 2001-2014.
Xiaochang and Hubei do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Xiaochang was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hubei peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Xiaochang is the 31st-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 Xiaochang has become more connected. Xiaochang ranked 3rd in 1975, 12th in 1976-1990, 38th in 1991-2000 and 31st in 2001-2014.
Xiaochang and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Xiaochang was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Xiaochang is the 616th-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 Xiaochang has become more connected. Xiaochang ranked 33rd in 1975, 321st in 1976-1990, 673rd in 1991-2000 and 616th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Xiaochang had a built-up area of 6.63 square kilometers, and a population of 108273 people.
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