Bandung in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bandung in context

4.24.95.66.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.24.95.66.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BandungJawa Barat (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bandung plotted against Jawa Barat and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Bandung followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Jawa Barat which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Bandung's incremental SNDi rose from 5.73 to 5.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bandung ranked 23rd out of 38 cities in Jawa Barat and 303rd out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.91
Rank in Indonesia
233rd of 366
Rank in Jawa Barat
24th of 38

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.26
Rank in Indonesia
303rd of 366
Rank in Jawa Barat
23rd of 38

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BandungHyderabadTehran

In new street additions, Bandung and Hyderabad both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Tehran fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Bandung and Hyderabad both became progressively more disconnected, while Tehran fluctuated in connectivity. Bandung and Tehran have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.