Karakash in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Karakash in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KarakashXinjiang Uygur (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Karakash plotted against Xinjiang Uygur and China. The SNDi of new construction in Karakash was at its lowest in 1976-1990, 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, Karakash's incremental SNDi rose from 2.38 to 2.99 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Karakash ranked 12th out of 31 cities in Xinjiang Uygur and 571st out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.99
Rank in China
874th of 1843
Rank in Xinjiang Uygur
19th of 31

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.49
Rank in China
571st of 1843
Rank in Xinjiang Uygur
12th of 31

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
KarakashDungunDhanauji

In new street additions, Karakash built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Dungun built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Dhanauji built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Karakash became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Dungun became progressively more disconnected and Dhanauji became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Karakash and Dhanauji have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.