Yongzhou: 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 Yongzhou, China on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Yongzhou as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.62, 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 5.74, 1.53, 1.16 and -0.03. In each period, new street development in Yongzhou steadily grows more connected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Yongzhou spans a total of 203 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 1.53, 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 5.74, 2.92, 2.64 and 2.62. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Yongzhou has become more connected.
Yongzhou and Hunan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Yongzhou fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hunan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Yongzhou fare in comparison to others in Hunan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Yongzhou was the 74th-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 Yongzhou has become more connected. Yongzhou ranked 2nd in 1975, 56th in 1976-1990, 40th in 1991-2000 and 74th in 2001-2014.
Yongzhou and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Yongzhou fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in China followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Yongzhou fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Yongzhou was the 1295th-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 Yongzhou has become more connected. Yongzhou ranked 28th in 1975, 858th in 1976-1990, 733rd in 1991-2000 and 1295th in 2001-2014.
Yongzhou and Hunan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Yongzhou fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hunan peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Yongzhou is the 30th-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 Yongzhou has become more connected. Yongzhou ranked 2nd in 1975, 26th in 1976-1990, 28th in 1991-2000 and 30th in 2001-2014.
Yongzhou and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Yongzhou fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Yongzhou is the 431st-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 Yongzhou has become more connected. Yongzhou ranked 28th in 1975, 312th in 1976-1990, 386th in 1991-2000 and 431st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Yongzhou had a built-up area of 16.87 square kilometers, and a population of 230532 people.
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