Emin/Dörbiljin in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Emin/Dorbiljin in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Emin/DorbiljinXinjiang Uygur (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Emin/Dörbiljin plotted against Xinjiang Uygur and China. The SNDi of new construction in Emin/Dörbiljin followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Xinjiang Uygur which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Emin/Dörbiljin's incremental SNDi fell from 3.59 to 2.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Emin/Dörbiljin ranked 25th out of 31 cities in Xinjiang Uygur and 1335th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.48
Rank in China
504th of 1843
Rank in Xinjiang Uygur
12th of 31

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.44
Rank in China
1335th of 1843
Rank in Xinjiang Uygur
25th of 31

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

What about similarly populated cities?

012345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
012345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Emin/DorbiljinZhenningShanzhou

In new street additions, Emin/Dörbiljin fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Zhenning built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Shanzhou fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Emin/Dörbiljin became progressively more connected, while Zhenning grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Shanzhou fluctuated in connectivity. Emin/Dörbiljin and Shanzhou have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.