Alxa Left Banner: city in Nei Mongol, 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 Alxa Left Banner as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.31, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 3.54, 3.33 and 3.21. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Alxa Left Banner spans a total of 249 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, which is highly disconnected.
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, 3.54, 3.38 and 3.31. Data was not available in 1975.
Alxa Left Banner and Nei Mongol 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 Nei Mongol followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Alxa Left Banner fare in comparison to others in Nei Mongol? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Alxa Left Banner was the 14th-most disconnected out of the 45 cities in Nei Mongol. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Nei Mongol, street construction in Alxa Left Banner has become more connected. Alxa Left Banner ranked 10th in 1976-1990, 14th in 1991-2000 and 14th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Alxa Left Banner 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 Alxa Left Banner fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Alxa Left Banner was the 333rd-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 Alxa Left Banner has become more connected. Alxa Left Banner ranked 204th in 1976-1990, 190th in 1991-2000 and 333rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Alxa Left Banner and Nei Mongol 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 Nei Mongol fell steadily.
To date, Alxa Left Banner is the 11th-most disconnected out of the 45 cities in Nei Mongol. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Nei Mongol, the street network in Alxa Left Banner has become more connected. Alxa Left Banner ranked 8th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Alxa Left Banner 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, Alxa Left Banner is the 211th-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 Alxa Left Banner has become more connected. Alxa Left Banner ranked 163rd in 1976-1990, 176th in 1991-2000 and 211th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Alxa Left Banner had a built-up area of 6.1 square kilometers, and a population of 81258 people.
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