Xugou in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xugou 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
XugouJiangsu (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xugou plotted against Jiangsu and China. The SNDi of new construction in Xugou followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Jiangsu which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Xugou's incremental SNDi fell from 4.94 to 3.73 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xugou ranked 93rd out of 101 cities in Jiangsu and 1610th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.73
Rank in China
1271st of 1843
Rank in Jiangsu
80th of 101

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.25
Rank in China
1610th of 1843
Rank in Jiangsu
93rd of 101

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XugouHinganghatDehui

In new street additions, Xugou fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Hinganghat built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Dehui fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Hinganghat and Dehui both became progressively more disconnected, while Xugou fluctuated in connectivity. Xugou and Hinganghat have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.