Fushan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fushan 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
FushanShandong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fushan plotted against Shandong and China. While Shandong and China both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Fushan's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Fushan's incremental SNDi rose from 3.7 to 4.86 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fushan ranked 113th out of 124 cities in Shandong and 1405th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.86
Rank in China
1607th of 1843
Rank in Shandong
122nd of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.57
Rank in China
1405th of 1843
Rank in Shandong
113th of 124

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FushanBatam CityNaha

In new street additions, Fushan and Batam City both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Naha built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Fushan and Naha both became progressively more disconnected, while Batam City fluctuated in connectivity. Fushan and Batam City have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.