Rundu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rundu in context

1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RunduKavango (Region)Namibia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rundu plotted against Kavango and Namibia. While Kavango and Namibia both peaked in 1991-2005, Rundu's new street additions peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Rundu's incremental SNDi fell from 2.11 to 2.07 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rundu ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Kavango and 1st out of 4 in Namibia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.07
Rank in Namibia
2nd of 4
Rank in Kavango
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.84
Rank in Namibia
1st of 4
Rank in Kavango
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RunduChu SeUnaaha

In new street additions, Rundu built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Chư Sê fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Unaaha built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Rundu and Unaaha both became progressively more disconnected, while Chư Sê fluctuated in connectivity. Rundu and Unaaha have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.