Daegot in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Daegot in context

0.81.62.43.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.81.62.43.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DaegotGyeonggi-do (Region)South Korea (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Daegot plotted against Gyeonggi-do and South Korea. The SNDi of new construction in Daegot rose steadily, compared to Gyeonggi-do which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and South Korea which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Daegot's incremental SNDi rose from 1.37 to 3.0 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Daegot ranked 1st out of 10 cities in Gyeonggi-do and 11th out of 49 in South Korea as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.0
Rank in South Korea
33rd of 49
Rank in Gyeonggi-do
4th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.62
Rank in South Korea
11th of 49
Rank in Gyeonggi-do
1st of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DaegotWettingenAbhar

In new street additions, Daegot and Wettingen both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Abhar fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Daegot and Wettingen both became progressively more disconnected, while Abhar grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Daegot and Wettingen have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.