Vĩnh Yên: city in Vĩnh Phúc, 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 Vĩnh Yên, Vietnam on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Vĩnh Yên as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.39, 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, 2.73, 1.9 and 2.07. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Vĩnh Yên spans a total of 261 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 2.07, which is relatively well-connected.
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, 2.73, 2.58 and 2.39. Data was not available in 1975.
Vĩnh Yên and Vĩnh Phúc 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 Vĩnh Phúc followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Vĩnh Yên fare in comparison to others in Vĩnh Phúc? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Vĩnh Yên was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Vĩnh Phúc. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Vĩnh Yên ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Vĩnh Yên and Vietnam 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 Vietnam rose steadily.
How do development practices in Vĩnh Yên fare in comparison to others in Vietnam? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Vĩnh Yên was the 72nd-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 Vĩnh Yên has become more connected. Vĩnh Yên ranked 40th in 1976-1990, 68th in 1991-2000 and 72nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Vĩnh Yên and Vĩnh Phúc 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 Vĩnh Phúc peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Vĩnh Yên is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Vĩnh Phúc. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Vĩnh Yên ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Vĩnh Yên and Vietnam 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 Vietnam rose steadily.
To date, Vĩnh Yên is the 60th-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 Vĩnh Yên has become more connected. Vĩnh Yên ranked 42nd in 1976-1990, 48th in 1991-2000 and 60th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Vĩnh Yên had a built-up area of 11.92 square kilometers, and a population of 139418 people.
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