Huadong in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Huadong in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HuadongGuangdong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Huadong plotted against Guangdong and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Huadong's incremental SNDi rose from 3.07 to 3.93 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Huadong ranked 71st out of 133 cities in Guangdong and 1245th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.93
Rank in China
1378th of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
76th of 133

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.3
Rank in China
1245th of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
71st of 133

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HuadongFuengirolaNevsehir

In new street additions, Huadong, Fuengirola, and Nevşehir all fluctuated in street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Fuengirola and Nevşehir both became progressively more disconnected, while Huadong fluctuated in connectivity. Huadong and Fuengirola have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.