Shipu: city in Zhejiang, 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 Shipu as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.14, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.99, 0.72 and 3.9. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Shipu spans a total of 85 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, 2.01, 1.93 and 2.14. Data was not available in 1975.
Shipu and Zhejiang 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 Zhejiang peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Shipu fare in comparison to others in Zhejiang? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Shipu was the 10th-most disconnected out of the 94 cities in Zhejiang. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Zhejiang, street construction in Shipu has become more disconnected. Shipu ranked 45th in 1976-1990, 56th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Shipu 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 Shipu fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Shipu was the 207th-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 Shipu has become more disconnected. Shipu ranked 663rd in 1976-1990, 887th in 1991-2000 and 207th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Shipu and Zhejiang 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 Zhejiang peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Shipu is the 37th-most disconnected out of the 94 cities in Zhejiang. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Zhejiang, the street network in Shipu has become more disconnected. Shipu ranked 40th in 1976-1990, 41st in 1991-2000 and 37th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Shipu 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, Shipu is the 642nd-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 Shipu has become more disconnected. Shipu ranked 656th in 1976-1990, 693rd in 1991-2000 and 642nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Shipu had a built-up area of 7.03 square kilometers, and a population of 82583 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: