백운동 in context: Street-network sprawl trends

baegundong in context

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
baegundongP'yongan-bukto (Region)North Korea (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with 백운동 plotted against P'yŏngan-bukto and North Korea. The SNDi of new construction in 백운동 followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to P'yŏngan-bukto which rose steadily and North Korea which peaked in 1976-1990. In terms of the aggregate network, 백운동 ranked 6th out of 16 cities in P'yŏngan-bukto and 42nd out of 92 in North Korea as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
10.57
Rank in North Korea
85th of 92
Rank in P'yŏngan-bukto
14th of 16

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.96
Rank in North Korea
42nd of 92
Rank in P'yŏngan-bukto
6th of 16

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
baegundongKrasnodonJamke Cheema

In new street additions, 백운동 fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Krasnodon fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Jamke Cheema fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, 백운동 became progressively more disconnected, while Krasnodon became progressively more disconnected and Jamke Cheema fluctuated in connectivity. 백운동 and Krasnodon have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.