Xiangyun in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xiangyun 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
XiangyunYunnan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xiangyun plotted against Yunnan and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Xiangyun's incremental SNDi rose from 2.71 to 3.06 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xiangyun ranked 35th out of 78 cities in Yunnan and 824th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.06
Rank in China
929th of 1843
Rank in Yunnan
35th of 78

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.78
Rank in China
824th of 1843
Rank in Yunnan
35th of 78

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XiangyunEmam SahebNehe

In new street additions, Xiangyun and Nehe both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Emam Saheb built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Xiangyun and Nehe both became progressively more disconnected, while Emam Saheb grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Xiangyun and Emam Saheb have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.