Huairen: city in Shanxi, 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 Huairen as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.05, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.51, 0.98, 0.42 and 0.23. In each period, new street development in Huairen steadily grows more connected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Huairen spans a total of 156 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 0.98, 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 2.51, 1.29, 1.17 and 1.05. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Huairen has become more connected.
Huairen and Shanxi do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Huairen fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Shanxi peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Huairen fare in comparison to others in Shanxi? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Huairen was the 52nd-most disconnected out of the 74 cities in Shanxi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Shanxi, street construction in Huairen has become more connected. Huairen ranked 16th in 1975, 51st in 1976-1990, 37th in 1991-2000 and 52nd in 2001-2014.
Huairen and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Huairen fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in China followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Huairen fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Huairen was the 1238th-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 Huairen has become more connected. Huairen ranked 352nd in 1975, 1070th in 1976-1990, 973rd in 1991-2000 and 1238th in 2001-2014.
Huairen and Shanxi do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Huairen fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Shanxi rose steadily.
To date, Huairen is the 49th-most disconnected out of the 74 cities in Shanxi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Shanxi, the street network in Huairen has become more connected. Huairen ranked 16th in 1975, 44th in 1976-1990, 47th in 1991-2000 and 49th in 2001-2014.
Huairen and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Huairen fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Huairen is the 1190th-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 Huairen has become more connected. Huairen ranked 352nd in 1975, 998th in 1976-1990, 1075th in 1991-2000 and 1190th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Huairen had a built-up area of 12.85 square kilometers, and a population of 164219 people.
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