Kulim in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Kulim in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kulim plotted against Kedah and Malaysia. The SNDi of new construction in Kulim followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Kedah which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Malaysia which rose steadily. Most recently, Kulim's incremental SNDi rose from 3.93 to 4.68 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kulim ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Kedah and 17th out of 43 in Malaysia as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.68
- Rank in Malaysia
- 21st of 43
- Rank in Kedah
- 2nd of 3
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.96
- Rank in Malaysia
- 17th of 43
- Rank in Kedah
- 2nd of 3
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Okrika, Nigeria
- Getian, China
- Shimla, India
- Gunsan-si, South Korea
- Muktagacha, Bangladesh
- Charikar, Afghanistan
In new street additions, Kulim and Gunsan-si both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Okrika built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Kulim and Gunsan-si both became progressively more disconnected, while Okrika grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.