Caowei: city in Hunan, 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 Caowei as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.86, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.5, 0.59 and 3.43. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Caowei spans a total of 25 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, 0.5, 0.56 and 0.86. Data was not available in 1975.
Caowei and Hunan 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 Hunan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Caowei fare in comparison to others in Hunan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Caowei was the 18th-most disconnected out of the 95 cities in Hunan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Hunan, street construction in Caowei has become more disconnected. Caowei ranked 79th in 1976-1990, 52nd in 1991-2000 and 18th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Caowei 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 Caowei fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Caowei was the 292nd-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 Caowei has become more disconnected. Caowei ranked 1229th in 1976-1990, 932nd in 1991-2000 and 292nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Caowei and Hunan 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 Hunan peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Caowei is the 83rd-most disconnected out of the 95 cities in Hunan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Hunan, the street network in Caowei has become more connected. Caowei ranked 82nd in 1976-1990, 84th in 1991-2000 and 83rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Caowei 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, Caowei is the 1292nd-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 Caowei has become more disconnected. Caowei ranked 1340th in 1976-1990, 1342nd in 1991-2000 and 1292nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Caowei had a built-up area of 0.54 square kilometers, and a population of 58937 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: