Lukonzolwa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lukonzolwa in context

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LukonzolwaHaut-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 Lukonzolwa plotted against Haut-Katanga and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Lukonzolwa followed a zig-zag trend, 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. In terms of the aggregate network, Lukonzolwa ranked 10th out of 17 cities in Haut-Katanga and 48th out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.45
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
48th of 186
Rank in Haut-Katanga
10th of 17

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LukonzolwaPunta de MataWenchi

In new street additions, Lukonzolwa fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Punta de Mata fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Wenchi built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Lukonzolwa became progressively more disconnected, while Punta de Mata fluctuated in connectivity and Wenchi became progressively more disconnected. Lukonzolwa and Punta de Mata have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.