Anpu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Anpu in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AnpuGuangdong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Anpu plotted against Guangdong and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Anpu's incremental SNDi rose from 1.54 to 1.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Anpu ranked 2nd out of 133 cities in Guangdong and 55th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.91
Rank in China
206th of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
7th of 133

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.55
Rank in China
55th of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
2nd of 133

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

What about similarly populated cities?

04812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
04812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AnpuSan Ramon de la Nueva OranPuler Ghat

In new street additions, Anpu and San Ramón de la Nueva Orán both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Puler Ghat fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Anpu and San Ramón de la Nueva Orán both became progressively more disconnected, while Puler Ghat fluctuated in connectivity. Anpu and San Ramón de la Nueva Orán have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.