Segamat in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Segamat in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Segamat plotted against Johor and Malaysia. The SNDi of new construction in Segamat followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Johor which rose steadily and Malaysia which rose steadily. Most recently, Segamat's incremental SNDi rose from 3.39 to 3.71 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Segamat ranked 2nd out of 6 cities in Johor and 5th out of 43 in Malaysia as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 3.71
- Rank in Malaysia
- 3rd of 43
- Rank in Johor
- 1st of 6
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.25
- Rank in Malaysia
- 5th of 43
- Rank in Johor
- 2nd of 6
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Ningming, China
- Mahdasht, Iran
- Peñon del Rodadero, Colombia
- Yichezhen, China
- Berrouaghia, Algeria
- Matou, China
In new street additions, Segamat and Ningming both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Yichezhen fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Segamat and Ningming both became progressively more disconnected, while Yichezhen fluctuated in connectivity. Segamat and Ningming have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.