Phatthalung in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Phatthalung in context

345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PhatthalungThailand (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Phatthalung plotted against Thailand. The SNDi of new construction in Phatthalung followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while Thailand rose steadily. Most recently, Phatthalung's incremental SNDi rose from 4.13 to 6.73 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Phatthalung ranked 7th out of 54 in Thailand as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.73
Rank in Thailand
30th of 54

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.03
Rank in Thailand
7th of 54

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PhatthalungJingyangXiang Ban Ha Ri Gen Mu Chang

Phatthalung, Jingyang, and 香班哈日根牧场 all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Phatthalung and Jingyang both became progressively more disconnected, while 香班哈日根牧场 grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Phatthalung and 香班哈日根牧场 have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.