웅상 in context: Street-network sprawl trends

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with 웅상 plotted against Gyeongsangnam-do and South Korea. The SNDi of new construction in 웅상 rose steadily, compared to Gyeongsangnam-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, 웅상's incremental SNDi rose from 2.15 to 3.21 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, 웅상 ranked 7th out of 10 cities in Gyeongsangnam-do and 35th out of 49 in South Korea as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.21
Rank in South Korea
36th of 49
Rank in Gyeongsangnam-do
6th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.21
Rank in South Korea
35th of 49
Rank in Gyeongsangnam-do
7th of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ungsangDunwoodyAmbarawa

In new street additions, 웅상 and Ambarawa both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Dunwoody fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. 웅상 and Ambarawa have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.