Dali: city in Shaanxi, 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 Dali as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.01, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.2, 1.35, nan and 1.33. Data was not available in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Dali spans a total of 79 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 1.33, 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 0.2, 1.01, 1.02 and 1.01. The aggregate street network in Dali increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 2000.
Dali and Shaanxi 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 Shaanxi was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Dali fare in comparison to others in Shaanxi? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Dali was the 31st-most disconnected out of the 60 cities in Shaanxi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Shaanxi, street construction in Dali has become more disconnected. Dali ranked 40th in 1975, 29th in 1976-1990 and 31st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Dali 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.
Dali and Shaanxi do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Dali peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Shaanxi was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Dali is the 41st-most disconnected out of the 60 cities in Shaanxi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Shaanxi, the street network in Dali has become more connected. Dali ranked 40th in 1975, 38th in 1976-1990, 39th in 1991-2000 and 41st in 2001-2014.
Dali and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Dali peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
As of 2015, Dali had a built-up area of 6.53 square kilometers, and a population of 82534 people.
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