Kingwood: city in Texas, United States
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 Kingwood as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.73, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.18, 4.15, 5.09 and 6.56. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Kingwood fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kingwood spans a total of 477 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 4.15, 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 4.18, 4.15, 4.32 and 4.73. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Kingwood has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Kingwood and Texas do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Kingwood was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Texas rose steadily.
How do development practices in Kingwood fare in comparison to others in Texas? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kingwood was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 26 cities in Texas. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Texas, street construction in Kingwood has become more disconnected. Kingwood ranked 2nd in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Kingwood and United States do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Kingwood was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in United States peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Kingwood fare in comparison to others in United States? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kingwood was the 66th-most disconnected out of the 315 cities in United States. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in United States, street construction in Kingwood has become more connected. Kingwood ranked 33rd in 1975, 187th in 1976-1990, 187th in 1991-2000 and 66th in 2001-2014.
Kingwood and Texas do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Kingwood was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Texas rose steadily.
To date, Kingwood is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 26 cities in Texas. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kingwood ranked 2nd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Kingwood and United States do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Kingwood was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in United States rose steadily.
To date, Kingwood is the 32nd-most disconnected out of the 315 cities in United States. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in United States, the street network in Kingwood has become more disconnected. Kingwood ranked 33rd in 1975, 55th in 1976-1990, 54th in 1991-2000 and 32nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Kingwood had a built-up area of 27.98 square kilometers, and a population of 59555 people.
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