Hezhou in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hezhou in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HezhouGuangxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hezhou plotted against Guangxi and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Hezhou's incremental SNDi rose from 2.33 to 2.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hezhou ranked 9th out of 63 cities in Guangxi and 396th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.82
Rank in China
751st of 1843
Rank in Guangxi
15th of 63

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.25
Rank in China
396th of 1843
Rank in Guangxi
9th of 63

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HezhouVitoria da ConquistaQoqand

In new street additions, Hezhou fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Vitória da Conquista built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Qoqand built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Hezhou and Vitória da Conquista both became progressively more disconnected, while Qoqand became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Hezhou and Vitória da Conquista have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.