Bến Tre in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ben Tre in context

4.85.25.66<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.85.25.66<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ben TreVietnam (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bến Tre plotted against Vietnam. The SNDi of new construction in Bến Tre was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while Vietnam rose steadily. Most recently, Bến Tre's incremental SNDi rose from 5.73 to 6.14 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bến Tre ranked 109th out of 126 in Vietnam as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.14
Rank in Vietnam
112th of 126

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.73
Rank in Vietnam
109th of 126

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

What about similarly populated cities?

051015<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
051015<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ben TreSeoharaIkole

In new street additions, Bến Tre built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Seohara built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Ikole fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Bến Tre and Ikole both became progressively more disconnected, while Seohara grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Bến Tre and Seohara have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.