Xinshao: 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 Xinshao, China on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Xinshao as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.73, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.52, 2.86, 2.01 and 2.55. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Xinshao fell, then rose. In 1991-2000, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Xinshao spans a total of 77 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.86, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 3.52, 3.24, 2.61 and 2.73. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Xinshao has worsened in disconnectivity since 2000.
Xinshao and Hunan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Xinshao was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hunan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Xinshao fare in comparison to others in Hunan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Xinshao was the 31st-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 Xinshao has become more connected. Xinshao ranked 15th in 1975, 24th in 1976-1990, 25th in 1991-2000 and 31st in 2001-2014.
Xinshao and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Xinshao 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 Xinshao fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Xinshao was the 500th-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 Xinshao has become more connected. Xinshao ranked 155th in 1975, 350th in 1976-1990, 486th in 1991-2000 and 500th in 2001-2014.
Xinshao and Hunan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Xinshao was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hunan peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Xinshao is the 29th-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 Xinshao has become more connected. Xinshao ranked 15th in 1975, 19th in 1976-1990, 29th in 1991-2000 and 29th in 2001-2014.
Xinshao and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Xinshao was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Xinshao is the 397th-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 Xinshao has become more connected. Xinshao ranked 155th in 1975, 223rd in 1976-1990, 394th in 1991-2000 and 397th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Xinshao had a built-up area of 4.46 square kilometers, and a population of 109425 people.
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