Wafangdian: city in Liaoning, 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 Wafangdian, China on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Wafangdian as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.92, 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 1.5, 2.76, 4.63 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Wafangdian spans a total of 100 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.76, 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 1.5, 2.77, 2.84 and 2.92. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Wafangdian has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.26 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.08.
Wafangdian and Liaoning 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 Liaoning peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Wafangdian fare in comparison to others in Liaoning? out of the 52 cities in Liaoning. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Liaoning, street construction in Wafangdian has become more disconnected. Wafangdian ranked 17th in 1975, 17th in 1976-1990 and 4th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Wafangdian 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 Wafangdian fare in comparison to others in China? 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 Wafangdian has become more disconnected. Wafangdian ranked 656th in 1975, 380th in 1976-1990 and 77th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Wafangdian and Liaoning do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Wafangdian rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Liaoning peaked in 1991-2000.
To date, Wafangdian is the 7th-most disconnected out of the 52 cities in Liaoning. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Liaoning, the street network in Wafangdian has become more disconnected. Wafangdian ranked 17th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
Wafangdian and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Wafangdian rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Wafangdian is the 313th-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 Wafangdian has become more disconnected. Wafangdian ranked 656th in 1975, 360th in 1976-1990, 321st in 1991-2000 and 313th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Wafangdian had a built-up area of 28.36 square kilometers, and a population of 279945 people.
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