Rembang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rembang 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
RembangJawa Tengah (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rembang plotted against Jawa Tengah and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Rembang followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Jawa Tengah which rose steadily and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Rembang's incremental SNDi rose from 4.5 to 5.64 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rembang ranked 32nd out of 47 cities in Jawa Tengah and 194th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.64
Rank in Indonesia
201st of 366
Rank in Jawa Tengah
34th of 47

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.28
Rank in Indonesia
194th of 366
Rank in Jawa Tengah
32nd of 47

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
RembangXiuyanYuanyi

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