Xiangxiang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xiangxiang in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xiangxiang plotted against Hunan and China. While Hunan and China both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Xiangxiang's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Xiangxiang's incremental SNDi rose from 2.03 to 2.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xiangxiang ranked 10th out of 89 cities in Hunan and 288th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.29
Rank in China
389th of 1843
Rank in Hunan
27th of 89

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.12
Rank in China
288th of 1843
Rank in Hunan
10th of 89

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XiangxiangHindupurPingchang County

In new street additions, Xiangxiang and Pingchang County both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Hindupur built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Xiangxiang and Pingchang County both fluctuated in connectivity, while Hindupur became progressively more disconnected. Xiangxiang and Hindupur have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.