Gongqingcheng: city in Jiangxi, 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 Gongqingcheng, China on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Gongqingcheng as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.46, 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 nan, 1.97, 3.86 and 2.64. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Gongqingcheng spans a total of 56 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 2.64, 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 nan, 1.96, 2.42 and 2.46. Data was not available in 1975.
Gongqingcheng and Jiangxi 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 Jiangxi peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Gongqingcheng fare in comparison to others in Jiangxi? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gongqingcheng was the 23rd-most disconnected out of the 74 cities in Jiangxi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Jiangxi, street construction in Gongqingcheng has become more disconnected. Gongqingcheng ranked 37th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 23rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Gongqingcheng 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 Gongqingcheng fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gongqingcheng was the 472nd-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 Gongqingcheng has become more disconnected. Gongqingcheng ranked 672nd in 1976-1990, 131st in 1991-2000 and 472nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Gongqingcheng and Jiangxi 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 Jiangxi peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Gongqingcheng is the 23rd-most disconnected out of the 74 cities in Jiangxi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Jiangxi, the street network in Gongqingcheng has become more disconnected. Gongqingcheng ranked 37th in 1976-1990, 25th in 1991-2000 and 23rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Gongqingcheng 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, Gongqingcheng is the 496th-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 Gongqingcheng has become more disconnected. Gongqingcheng ranked 671st in 1976-1990, 472nd in 1991-2000 and 496th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Gongqingcheng had a built-up area of 3.8 square kilometers, and a population of 55447 people.
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