Pailin in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Pailin in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pailin plotted against Krong Pailin and Cambodia. The SNDi of new construction in Pailin followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Krong Pailin which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Cambodia which rose steadily. Most recently, Pailin's incremental SNDi rose from 2.68 to 4.76 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pailin ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Krong Pailin and 5th out of 12 in Cambodia as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.76
- Rank in Cambodia
- 10th of 12
- Rank in Krong Pailin
- 2nd of 2
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.48
- Rank in Cambodia
- 5th of 12
- Rank in Krong Pailin
- 1st of 2
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Pailin and Daye both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bundas fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Pailin became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Bundas became progressively more connected and Daye fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Pailin had a more sprawly network than Daye in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.