Thailand
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 Thailand as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.9, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.12, 4.8, 4.82 and 6.07. In each period, new street development in Thailand steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Thailand spans a total of 408045 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 4.8, 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 4.12, 4.63, 4.66 and 4.9. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Thailand has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.51 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.24.
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Thailand rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Thailand, we can consider three of its most populous regions: Bangkok Metropolis, Chon Buri and Chiang Mai. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Thailand follow the same country trend.
How do development practices in Thailand fare in comparison to others in the world? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Thailand was the 31st-most disconnected out of the 155 countries in the world. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other countries in the world, street construction in Thailand has become more disconnected. Thailand ranked 37th in 1975, 29th in 1976-1990, 55th in 1991-2000 and 31st in 2001-2014.
The largest city in Thailand is Bangkok, with a population of 14730800 people. Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Bangkok as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 7.38, which is highly disconnected. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Bangkok rose steadily.
As of 2014, the city with the most disconnected street network in Thailand is Bangkok with an SNDi of 7.38, which is highly disconnected. Conversely, the most connected city is Ban Map Ta Phut with an SNDi of 2.13, which is relatively well-connected. See trends for these cities: Ban Map Ta Phut, Bangkok
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Thailand rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Thailand, we can consider three of its most populous regions: Bangkok Metropolis, Chon Buri and Chiang Mai. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Thailand follow the same country trend.
To date, Thailand is the 29th-most disconnected out of the 155 countries in the world. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other countries in the world, the street network in Thailand has become more disconnected. Thailand ranked 37th in 1975, 30th in 1976-1990, 32nd in 1991-2000 and 29th in 2001-2014.
The largest city in Thailand is Bangkok, with a population of 14730800 people. Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Bangkok as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 7.38, which is highly disconnected. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Bangkok rose steadily.
- Chiang Mai
- Chiang Rai
- Lampang
- Kamphaeng Phet
- Phitsanulok
- Kanchanaburi
- Ranong
- Phuket
- Nakhon Sawan
- Ratchaburi
- Chumphon
- Nakhon Pathom
- Phetchaburi
- Bangkok Metropolis
- Surat Thani
- Lop Buri
- Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
- Saraburi
- Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Trang
- Chon Buri
- Chachoengsao
- Prachin Buri
- Rayong
- Nong Khai
- Udon Thani
- Nakhon Ratchasima
- Songkhla
- Khon Kaen
- Chanthaburi
- Pattani
- Yala
- Trat
- Narathiwat
- Mukdahan
- Ubon Ratchathani