Thái Bình: region in 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.
View Thái Bình, Vietnam on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Thái Bình as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.28, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 8.66, 4.24, 3.85 and 3.69. In each period, new street development in Thái Bình steadily grows more connected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Thái Bình spans a total of 2037 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 4.24, 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 8.66, 4.34, 4.31 and 4.28. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Thái Bình has become more connected.
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Thái Bình fell steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Thái Bình, we can consider two of its most populous cities: Thái Bình and Đông Hưng. None of the most populous cities follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Thái Bình followed a zig-zag trend. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Đông Hưng followed a zig-zag trend.
How do development practices in Thái Bình fare in comparison to others in Vietnam? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Thái Bình was the 35th-most disconnected out of the 59 regions in Vietnam. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Vietnam, street construction in Thái Bình has become more connected. Thái Bình ranked 1st in 1975, 11th in 1976-1990, 19th in 1991-2000 and 35th in 2001-2014.
As of 2014, the city with the most disconnected street network in Thái Bình is Đông Hưng with an SNDi of 4.79, which is highly disconnected. Conversely, the most connected city is Thái Bình with an SNDi of 0.25, which is very well-connected. See trends for these cities: Thái Bình, Đông Hưng
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Thái Bình fell steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Thái Bình, we can consider two of its most populous cities: Thái Bình and Đông Hưng. None of the most populous cities follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Thái Bình followed a zig-zag trend. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Đông Hưng followed a zig-zag trend.
To date, Thái Bình is the 13th-most disconnected out of the 59 regions in Vietnam. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Vietnam, the street network in Thái Bình has become more connected. Thái Bình ranked 1st in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 13th in 2001-2014.