Getian in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Getian in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GetianGuangdong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Getian plotted against Guangdong and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Getian's incremental SNDi rose from 1.97 to 2.86 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Getian ranked 13th out of 133 cities in Guangdong and 312th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.86
Rank in China
780th of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
32nd of 133

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.15
Rank in China
312th of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
13th of 133

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GetianShimlaOkrika

In new street additions, Getian fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Shimla built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Okrika built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Getian fluctuated in connectivity, while Shimla became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Okrika grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.