Qugou in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Qugou in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
QugouHenan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Qugou plotted against Henan and China. While Henan and China both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Qugou's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Qugou's incremental SNDi rose from 3.41 to 5.14 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Qugou ranked 118th out of 129 cities in Henan and 1310th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.14
Rank in China
1660th of 1843
Rank in Henan
128th of 129

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.4
Rank in China
1310th of 1843
Rank in Henan
118th of 129

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
QugouSarhHammamet

Qugou, Sarh, and Hammamet all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Qugou and Hammamet have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.