Kambove in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kambove in context

33.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KamboveHaut-Katanga (Region)Democratic Republic of the Congo (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kambove plotted against Haut-Katanga and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Kambove peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Haut-Katanga which peaked in 1976-1990 and Democratic Republic of the Congo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Kambove's incremental SNDi fell from 4.31 to 3.72 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kambove ranked 14th out of 17 cities in Haut-Katanga and 113th out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.72
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
77th of 186
Rank in Haut-Katanga
13th of 17

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.57
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
113th of 186
Rank in Haut-Katanga
14th of 17

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
KamboveRugaoOxford

In new street additions, Kambove and Oxford both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Rugao built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Kambove and Rugao both became progressively more disconnected, while Oxford grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.