Nansang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nansang in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NansangShan (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nansang plotted against Shan and Myanmar. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Nansang's incremental SNDi rose from 2.01 to 3.79 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nansang ranked 8th out of 19 cities in Shan and 35th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.79
Rank in Myanmar
38th of 113
Rank in Shan
7th of 19

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.85
Rank in Myanmar
35th of 113
Rank in Shan
8th of 19

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NansangAkabukaTshilenge

In new street additions, Nansang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Akabuka built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Tshilenge built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Nansang fluctuated in connectivity, while Akabuka became progressively more disconnected and Tshilenge became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Nansang and Akabuka have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.