Shigatse: city in Xizang, 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 Shigatse as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.12, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 5.03, 3.41 and 4.11. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Shigatse spans a total of 78 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, 5.03, 4.1 and 4.12. Data was not available in 1975.
Shigatse and Xizang do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Xizang's street network construction.
How do development practices in Shigatse fare in comparison to others in Xizang? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Shigatse was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Xizang. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Shigatse ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Shigatse 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 Shigatse fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Shigatse was the 186th-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 Shigatse has become more connected. Shigatse ranked 58th in 1976-1990, 177th in 1991-2000 and 186th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Shigatse and Xizang do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Xizang's aggregate street network.
To date, Shigatse is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Xizang. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Shigatse ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Shigatse 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, Shigatse is the 87th-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 Shigatse has become more connected. Shigatse ranked 38th in 1976-1990, 85th in 1991-2000 and 87th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Shigatse had a built-up area of 4.54 square kilometers, and a population of 56612 people.
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