Karakash: city in Xinjiang Uygur, 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 Karakash as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.11, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, 3.39 and 0.58. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Karakash spans a total of 33 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, nan, 3.39 and 1.11. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Karakash and Xinjiang Uygur 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 Xinjiang Uygur followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Karakash fare in comparison to others in Xinjiang Uygur? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Karakash was the 18th-most disconnected out of the 24 cities in Xinjiang Uygur. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Xinjiang Uygur, street construction in Karakash has become more connected. Karakash ranked 5th in 1991-2000 and 18th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Karakash 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 Karakash fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Karakash was the 1151st-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 Karakash has become more connected. Karakash ranked 183rd in 1991-2000 and 1151st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Karakash and Xinjiang Uygur 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 Xinjiang Uygur followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
To date, Karakash is the 18th-most disconnected out of the 24 cities in Xinjiang Uygur. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Xinjiang Uygur, the street network in Karakash has become more connected. Karakash ranked 3rd in 1991-2000 and 18th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Karakash 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, Karakash is the 1162nd-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 Karakash has become more connected. Karakash ranked 174th in 1991-2000 and 1162nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Karakash had a built-up area of 2.56 square kilometers, and a population of 71779 people.
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