Gia Kiệm: city in Đồng Nai, Vietnam
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 Gia Kiệm as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.32, 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 1.96, 0.79, 0.74 and 2.96. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Gia Kiệm fell, then rose. In 1991-2000, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Gia Kiệm spans a total of 134 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 2.96, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 1.96, 1.63, 1.44 and 2.32. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Gia Kiệm has worsened in disconnectivity since 2000.
Gia Kiệm and Đồng Nai follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Gia Kiệm fare in comparison to others in Đồng Nai? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gia Kiệm was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Đồng Nai. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Đồng Nai, street construction in Gia Kiệm has become more connected. Gia Kiệm ranked 2nd in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Gia Kiệm and Vietnam do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Gia Kiệm was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Vietnam rose steadily.
How do development practices in Gia Kiệm fare in comparison to others in Vietnam? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gia Kiệm was the 45th-most disconnected out of the 129 cities in Vietnam. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Vietnam, street construction in Gia Kiệm has become more connected. Gia Kiệm ranked 42nd in 1975, 85th in 1976-1990, 91st in 1991-2000 and 45th in 2001-2014.
Gia Kiệm and Đồng Nai follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Gia Kiệm is the 6th-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Đồng Nai. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Đồng Nai, the street network in Gia Kiệm has become more connected. Gia Kiệm ranked 2nd in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Gia Kiệm and Vietnam do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Gia Kiệm was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Vietnam rose steadily.
To date, Gia Kiệm is the 64th-most disconnected out of the 129 cities in Vietnam. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Vietnam, the street network in Gia Kiệm has become more connected. Gia Kiệm ranked 42nd in 1975, 72nd in 1976-1990, 90th in 1991-2000 and 64th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Gia Kiệm had a built-up area of 7.65 square kilometers, and a population of 90696 people.
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