Chunian in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Chunian in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chunian plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Chunian was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Punjab which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Pakistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Chunian's incremental SNDi rose from 2.96 to 3.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chunian ranked 83rd out of 146 cities in Punjab and 139th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 3.82
- Rank in Pakistan
- 72nd of 292
- Rank in Punjab
- 41st of 146
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.94
- Rank in Pakistan
- 139th of 292
- Rank in Punjab
- 83rd of 146
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Xiangshui, China
- Yangxin, China
- Guanyun, China
- Allahabad, Pakistan
- Yessentuki, Russia
- Trà Vinh, Vietnam
While Xiangshui and Allahabad both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, Chunian built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street additions. For the full network, Chunian became progressively more connected, while Xiangshui became progressively more disconnected and Allahabad grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Chunian and Allahabad have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.