院桥镇: 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 院桥镇 as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.71, 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 nan, 2.88, 2.46 and 0.55. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in 院桥镇 spans a total of 102 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, 2.88, 2.76 and 2.71. Data was not available in 1975.
院桥镇 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 院桥镇 fare in comparison to others in Zhejiang? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in 院桥镇 was the 79th-most disconnected out of the 94 cities in Zhejiang. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Zhejiang, street construction in 院桥镇 has become more connected. 院桥镇 ranked 19th in 1976-1990, 19th in 1991-2000 and 79th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
院桥镇 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 院桥镇 fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in 院桥镇 was the 1156th-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 院桥镇 has become more connected. 院桥镇 ranked 340th in 1976-1990, 360th in 1991-2000 and 1156th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
院桥镇 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, 院桥镇 is the 21st-most disconnected out of the 94 cities in Zhejiang. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Zhejiang, the street network in 院桥镇 has become more connected. 院桥镇 ranked 16th in 1976-1990, 14th in 1991-2000 and 21st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
院桥镇 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, 院桥镇 is the 401st-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 院桥镇 has become more connected. 院桥镇 ranked 325th in 1976-1990, 342nd in 1991-2000 and 401st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, 院桥镇 had a built-up area of 4.63 square kilometers, and a population of 61942 people.
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