Nanlingchengcun in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nanlingchengcun in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NanlingchengcunHebei (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nanlingchengcun plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Nanlingchengcun's incremental SNDi rose from 3.77 to 4.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nanlingchengcun ranked 95th out of 120 cities in Hebei and 1364th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.28
Rank in China
1482nd of 1843
Rank in Hebei
99th of 120

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.49
Rank in China
1364th of 1843
Rank in Hebei
95th of 120

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NanlingchengcunAqabaDerbent

In new street additions, Nanlingchengcun fluctuated in street-construction patterns, while Aqaba built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Derbent built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Nanlingchengcun and Derbent both became progressively more disconnected, while Aqaba grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Nanlingchengcun and Aqaba have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.