Phsar Prom in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Phsar Prom in context

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Phsar PromKrong Pailin (Region)Cambodia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Phsar Prom plotted against Krong Pailin and Cambodia. The SNDi of new construction in Phsar Prom was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Krong Pailin which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Cambodia which rose steadily. Most recently, Phsar Prom's incremental SNDi rose from 3.11 to 4.47 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Phsar Prom ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Krong Pailin and 10th out of 12 in Cambodia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.47
Rank in Cambodia
8th of 12
Rank in Krong Pailin
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.31
Rank in Cambodia
10th of 12
Rank in Krong Pailin
2nd of 2

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Phsar PromPhumi RoesseiKalma Camp

In new street additions, Phsar Prom built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Phumi Roessei built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Kalma Camp fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Phsar Prom became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Phumi Roessei fluctuated in connectivity and Kalma Camp fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Phsar Prom had a more sprawly network than Phumi Roessei in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.