Baoshan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Baoshan in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BaoshanYunnan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Baoshan plotted against Yunnan and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Baoshan's incremental SNDi rose from 2.48 to 3.32 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Baoshan ranked 19th out of 78 cities in Yunnan and 534th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.32
Rank in China
1061st of 1843
Rank in Yunnan
40th of 78

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.43
Rank in China
534th of 1843
Rank in Yunnan
19th of 78

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BaoshanBhadohiAugsburg

In new street additions, Baoshan and Augsburg both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bhadohi built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Baoshan and Bhadohi have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.