Sumbawa Besar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sumbawa Besar in context

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sumbawa BesarNusa Tenggara Barat (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sumbawa Besar plotted against Nusa Tenggara Barat and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Sumbawa Besar followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Nusa Tenggara Barat which rose steadily and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Sumbawa Besar's incremental SNDi rose from 3.67 to 4.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sumbawa Besar ranked 3rd out of 8 cities in Nusa Tenggara Barat and 107th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.91
Rank in Indonesia
101st of 366
Rank in Nusa Tenggara Barat
3rd of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.81
Rank in Indonesia
107th of 366
Rank in Nusa Tenggara Barat
3rd of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sumbawa BesarGonghuakengMestre

In new street additions, Sumbawa Besar and Gonghuakeng both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Mestre built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Sumbawa Besar and Mestre have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.