Umeå in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Umea in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Umeå plotted against Västerbotten and Sweden. The SNDi of new construction in Umeå followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Västerbotten which rose steadily and Sweden which rose steadily. Most recently, Umeå's incremental SNDi rose from 1.72 to 1.85 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Umeå ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Västerbotten and 5th out of 17 in Sweden as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 1.85
- Rank in Sweden
- 7th of 17
- Rank in Västerbotten
- 1st of 1
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 1.5
- Rank in Sweden
- 5th of 17
- Rank in Västerbotten
- 1st of 1
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Umeå and Taian both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Manendragarh fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Umeå and Taian both became progressively more disconnected, while Manendragarh fluctuated in connectivity. Umeå and Taian have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.