Dobo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Dobo plotted against Maluku and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Dobo was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Maluku which peaked in 1976-1990 and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Dobo's incremental SNDi rose from 5.23 to 5.35 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Dobo ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Maluku and 250th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Kunri, Pakistan
• Villarrica, Paraguay
• Jinwan, China
• Shahabad, India
• Bandar Seri Bentan, Indonesia
• Las Guásimas, Cuba

While Kunri and Shahabad both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Dobo built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street additions. For the full network, Dobo became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Kunri became progressively more disconnected and Shahabad fluctuated in connectivity. Dobo and Shahabad have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.