Taihe: 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.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Taihe as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.41, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.58, 2.16, 4.04 and 6.01. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Taihe fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Taihe spans a total of 73 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.16, 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 2.58, 2.31, 2.94 and 3.41. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Taihe has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Taihe and Jiangxi do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Taihe was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Jiangxi peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Taihe fare in comparison to others in Jiangxi? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Taihe was the 3rd-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 Taihe has become more disconnected. Taihe ranked 17th in 1975, 33rd in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Taihe and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Taihe was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in China followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
Taihe and Jiangxi do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Taihe was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Jiangxi peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Taihe is the 8th-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 Taihe has become more disconnected. Taihe ranked 17th in 1975, 28th in 1976-1990, 15th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
Taihe and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Taihe was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
As of 2015, Taihe had a built-up area of 5.14 square kilometers, and a population of 113634 people.
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