백운동 in context: Street-network sprawl trends
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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?
- Krasnodon, Ukraine
- Arcoverde, Brazil
- Zomba, Malawi
- Jamke Cheema, Pakistan
- Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
- Al Qatan, Yemen
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.