Yangcheng: 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.
View Yangcheng, China on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Yangcheng as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.05, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.43, 4.17, 0.62 and 4.44. Disconnectivity in street construction in Yangcheng follows a zig-zag trend. In 1991-2000, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Yangcheng spans a total of 91 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 4.17, 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 2.43, 3.46, 2.91 and 3.05. Disconnectivity in Yangcheng's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 1976-1990.
Yangcheng and Shanxi do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Yangcheng followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Shanxi peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Yangcheng fare in comparison to others in Shanxi? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Yangcheng was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 74 cities in Shanxi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Shanxi, street construction in Yangcheng has become more disconnected. Yangcheng ranked 19th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 34th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Yangcheng and China follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Yangcheng fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Yangcheng was the 144th-most disconnected out of the 1651 cities in China. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in China, street construction in Yangcheng has become more disconnected. Yangcheng ranked 376th in 1975, 122nd in 1976-1990, 917th in 1991-2000 and 144th in 2001-2014.
Yangcheng and Shanxi do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Yangcheng followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Shanxi rose steadily.
To date, Yangcheng is the 11th-most disconnected out of the 74 cities in Shanxi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Shanxi, the street network in Yangcheng has become more disconnected. Yangcheng ranked 19th in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990, 14th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014.
Yangcheng and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Yangcheng followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Yangcheng is the 273rd-most disconnected out of the 1651 cities in China. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in China, the street network in Yangcheng has become more disconnected. Yangcheng ranked 376th in 1975, 178th in 1976-1990, 296th in 1991-2000 and 273rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Yangcheng had a built-up area of 5.44 square kilometers, and a population of 111895 people.
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