Goushi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Goushi 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
GoushiHenan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Goushi plotted against Henan and China. The SNDi of new construction in Goushi followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Henan which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Goushi's incremental SNDi fell from 1.55 to 1.42 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Goushi ranked 19th out of 129 cities in Henan and 118th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.42
Rank in China
54th of 1843
Rank in Henan
4th of 129

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.77
Rank in China
118th of 1843
Rank in Henan
19th of 129

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GoushiBishamQaryat Imam ash Asharqi

In new street additions, Goushi and Bisham both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Qaryat Imam ash Asharqi built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Goushi and Qaryat Imam ash Asharqi both became progressively more connected, while Bisham fluctuated in connectivity. Goushi and Bisham have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.