Louxing: 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.
View Louxing, China on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Louxing as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.48, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.85, 1.17, 1.7 and 0.86. Disconnectivity in street construction in Louxing follows a zig-zag trend. In 2001-2014, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Louxing spans a total of 285 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 1.7, 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 1.85, 1.68, 1.67 and 1.48. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Louxing has become more connected. This decrease has quickened: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi fell by 0.18 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it fell by just 0.19.
Louxing and Hunan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Louxing followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hunan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Louxing fare in comparison to others in Hunan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Louxing was the 59th-most disconnected out of the 95 cities in Hunan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Hunan, street construction in Louxing has become more connected. Louxing ranked 37th in 1975, 65th in 1976-1990, 31st in 1991-2000 and 59th in 2001-2014.
Louxing and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Louxing followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in China followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Louxing fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Louxing was the 1055th-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 Louxing has become more connected. Louxing ranked 541st in 1975, 1008th in 1976-1990, 580th in 1991-2000 and 1055th in 2001-2014.
Louxing and Hunan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Louxing fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hunan peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Louxing is the 67th-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 Louxing has become more connected. Louxing ranked 37th in 1975, 54th in 1976-1990, 53rd in 1991-2000 and 67th in 2001-2014.
Louxing and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Louxing fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Louxing is the 967th-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 Louxing has become more connected. Louxing ranked 541st in 1975, 798th in 1976-1990, 812th in 1991-2000 and 967th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Louxing had a built-up area of 29.53 square kilometers, and a population of 378537 people.
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