Guanhu in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Guanhu in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Guanhu plotted against Jiangsu and China. The SNDi of new construction in Guanhu peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Jiangsu which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Guanhu's incremental SNDi fell from 4.85 to 1.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Guanhu ranked 11th out of 101 cities in Jiangsu and 160th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 1.09
- Rank in China
- 19th of 1843
- Rank in Jiangsu
- 2nd of 101
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 1.87
- Rank in China
- 160th of 1843
- Rank in Jiangsu
- 11th of 101
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Medford, United States
- Bhaluka, Bangladesh
- Fazenda Rio Grande, Brazil
- Proletar, Tajikistan
- Hamm, Germany
- Shajapur, India
Guanhu, Medford, and Proletar all built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Medford and Proletar both became progressively more disconnected, while Guanhu fluctuated in connectivity. Guanhu and Medford have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.