Neicuo in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Neicuo in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Neicuo plotted against Fujian and China. The SNDi of new construction in Neicuo was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Fujian which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Neicuo's incremental SNDi rose from 3.56 to 3.63 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Neicuo ranked 50th out of 75 cities in Fujian and 1469th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 3.63
- Rank in China
- 1218th of 1843
- Rank in Fujian
- 37th of 75
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.71
- Rank in China
- 1469th of 1843
- Rank in Fujian
- 50th of 75
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Oltiariq, Uzbekistan
- Maiji, China
- Sikandra Rao, India
- Hanumanangarh Junction, India
- Suncheon-si, South Korea
- Takaoka, Japan
In new street additions, Neicuo built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Oltiariq built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Hanumanangarh Junction fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Neicuo became progressively more connected, while Oltiariq became progressively more disconnected and Hanumanangarh Junction fluctuated in connectivity. Neicuo and Oltiariq have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.