Gangtou in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Gangtou in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gangtou plotted against Fujian and China. The SNDi of new construction in Gangtou fell steadily, compared to Fujian which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Gangtou's incremental SNDi fell from 6.42 to 5.55 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gangtou ranked 71st out of 75 cities in Fujian and 1815th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.55
- Rank in China
- 1711th of 1843
- Rank in Fujian
- 62nd of 75
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 6.71
- Rank in China
- 1815th of 1843
- Rank in Fujian
- 71st of 75
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Cataguases, Brazil
- Shaobo, China
- Saint-Nazaire, France
- Katrisarai, India
- Montbéliard, France
- Bergama, Turkey
In new street additions, Gangtou built increasingly connected streets over time, while Cataguases fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Katrisarai fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Gangtou became progressively more connected, while Cataguases became progressively more disconnected and Katrisarai fluctuated in connectivity. Gangtou and Cataguases have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.