Jinan: city in Shandong, 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 Jinan as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.7, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.82, 1.88, 1.28 and 0.93. Street construction in Jinan increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1976-1990 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Jinan spans a total of 2883 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.82, 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 1.82, 1.83, 1.74 and 1.7. The aggregate street network in Jinan increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 1990.
Jinan and Shandong do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Jinan peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Shandong followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Jinan fare in comparison to others in Shandong? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Jinan was the 57th-most disconnected out of the 113 cities in Shandong. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Shandong, street construction in Jinan has become more connected. Jinan ranked 16th in 1975, 18th in 1976-1990, 38th in 1991-2000 and 57th in 2001-2014.
Jinan and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Jinan peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in China followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Jinan fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Jinan was the 1030th-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 Jinan has become more connected. Jinan ranked 547th in 1975, 706th in 1976-1990, 689th in 1991-2000 and 1030th in 2001-2014.
Jinan and Shandong follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Jinan is the 25th-most disconnected out of the 113 cities in Shandong. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Shandong, the street network in Jinan has become more connected. Jinan ranked 16th in 1975, 20th in 1976-1990, 24th in 1991-2000 and 25th in 2001-2014.
Jinan and China follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Jinan is the 858th-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 Jinan has become more connected. Jinan ranked 547th in 1975, 732nd in 1976-1990, 781st in 1991-2000 and 858th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Jinan had a built-up area of 308.17 square kilometers, and a population of 3460770 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: