Nanlingchengcun in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nanlingchengcun in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NanlingchengcunHebei (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nanlingchengcun plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Nanlingchengcun's incremental SNDi rose from 3.77 to 4.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nanlingchengcun ranked 95th out of 120 cities in Hebei and 1364th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.28
Rank in China
1482nd of 1843
Rank in Hebei
99th of 120

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.49
Rank in China
1364th of 1843
Rank in Hebei
95th of 120

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NanlingchengcunAqabaTanjung Pinang

While Aqaba and Tanjung Pinang both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, Nanlingchengcun fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Aqaba and Tanjung Pinang both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Nanlingchengcun became progressively more disconnected. Nanlingchengcun and Aqaba have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.