Buheung-dong in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Buheung-dong in context

6810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
6810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Buheung-dongP'yongan-namdo (Region)North Korea (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Buheung-dong plotted against P'yŏngan-namdo and North Korea. The SNDi of new construction in Buheung-dong was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to P'yŏngan-namdo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and North Korea which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Buheung-dong's incremental SNDi rose from 9.47 to 10.16 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Buheung-dong ranked 20th out of 21 cities in P'yŏngan-namdo and 88th out of 92 in North Korea as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
10.16
Rank in North Korea
83rd of 92
Rank in P'yŏngan-namdo
19th of 21

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
8.64
Rank in North Korea
88th of 92
Rank in P'yŏngan-namdo
20th of 21

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Buheung-dongGjakovaMarin

While Gjakova and Marín both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Buheung-dong built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.