Jepara in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jepara in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JeparaJawa Tengah (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jepara plotted against Jawa Tengah and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Jepara's incremental SNDi rose from 4.09 to 5.11 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jepara ranked 19th out of 47 cities in Jawa Tengah and 126th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.11
Rank in Indonesia
133rd of 366
Rank in Jawa Tengah
26th of 47

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.93
Rank in Indonesia
126th of 366
Rank in Jawa Tengah
19th of 47

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JeparaBonnHaizhou District

While Bonn and Haizhou District both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Jepara built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Jepara and Bonn both became progressively more disconnected, while Haizhou District grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Jepara and Bonn have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.