Jinju-si in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jinju-si in context

1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Jinju-siGyeongsangnam-do (Region)South Korea (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jinju-si plotted against Gyeongsangnam-do and South Korea. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Jinju-si's incremental SNDi rose from 2.14 to 2.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jinju-si ranked 2nd out of 10 cities in Gyeongsangnam-do and 23rd out of 49 in South Korea as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.88
Rank in South Korea
30th of 49
Rank in Gyeongsangnam-do
3rd of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.86
Rank in South Korea
23rd of 49
Rank in Gyeongsangnam-do
2nd of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Jinju-siHindaunChernivtsi

While Hindaun and Chernivtsi both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Jinju-si fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.