Wanqingsha in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Wanqingsha in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wanqingsha plotted against Guangdong and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Wanqingsha's incremental SNDi rose from 4.4 to 5.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wanqingsha ranked 116th out of 133 cities in Guangdong and 1721st out of 1843 in China as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.48
- Rank in China
- 1703rd of 1843
- Rank in Guangdong
- 110th of 133
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.98
- Rank in China
- 1721st of 1843
- Rank in Guangdong
- 116th of 133
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Wanqingsha fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Mairwa built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Abha built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Wanqingsha fluctuated in connectivity, while Mairwa grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Abha became progressively more disconnected. Wanqingsha and Mairwa have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.