Gijón in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Gijon in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gijón plotted against Principado de Asturias and Spain. The SNDi of new construction in Gijón followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Principado de Asturias which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Spain which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Gijón's incremental SNDi rose from 2.39 to 2.41 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gijón ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Principado de Asturias and 33rd out of 85 in Spain as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 2.41
- Rank in Spain
- 47th of 85
- Rank in Principado de Asturias
- 1st of 3
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 1.79
- Rank in Spain
- 33rd of 85
- Rank in Principado de Asturias
- 1st of 3
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Gijón and Sucre both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while شبلنجة built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Gijón and شبلنجة both became progressively more disconnected, while Sucre fluctuated in connectivity.