Wuchuan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wuchuan in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WuchuanGuangdong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wuchuan plotted against Guangdong and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Wuchuan's incremental SNDi rose from 3.09 to 3.65 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wuchuan ranked 46th out of 133 cities in Guangdong and 832nd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.65
Rank in China
1225th of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
62nd of 133

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.78
Rank in China
832nd of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
46th of 133

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WuchuanGhentBule Hora

In new street additions, Wuchuan and Bule Hora both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ghent built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Wuchuan and Ghent have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.