Jiangxian in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jiangxian in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JiangxianShanxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jiangxian plotted against Shanxi and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Jiangxian's incremental SNDi rose from 3.77 to 4.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jiangxian ranked 63rd out of 80 cities in Shanxi and 1451st out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.82
Rank in China
1594th of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
71st of 80

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.67
Rank in China
1451st of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
63rd of 80

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
JiangxianAguachicaThun

Jiangxian, Aguachica, and Thun all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Jiangxian and Thun both became progressively more disconnected, while Aguachica fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Jiangxian had a more connected network than Thun in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.