Lingwu: city in Ningxia Hui, 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 Lingwu as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -0.37, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.17, 0.41 and -0.43. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Lingwu spans a total of 65 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, 0.17, -0.1 and -0.37. Data was not available in 1975.
Lingwu and Ningxia Hui 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 Ningxia Hui peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Lingwu fare in comparison to others in Ningxia Hui? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Lingwu was the 14th-most disconnected out of the 15 cities in Ningxia Hui. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ningxia Hui, street construction in Lingwu has become more connected. Lingwu ranked 8th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 14th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Lingwu 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 Lingwu fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Lingwu was the 1343rd-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 Lingwu has become more connected. Lingwu ranked 1330th in 1976-1990, 980th in 1991-2000 and 1343rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Lingwu and Ningxia Hui 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 Ningxia Hui peaked in 1991-2000.
To date, Lingwu is the 14th-most disconnected out of the 15 cities in Ningxia Hui. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ningxia Hui, the street network in Lingwu has become more connected. Lingwu ranked 8th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 14th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Lingwu 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, Lingwu is the 1608th-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 Lingwu has become more connected. Lingwu ranked 1428th in 1976-1990, 1536th in 1991-2000 and 1608th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Lingwu had a built-up area of 5.71 square kilometers, and a population of 65261 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: