Nao Deh in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nao Deh in context

05101520<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
05101520<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Nao DehKandahar (Region)Afghanistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nao Deh plotted against Kandahar and Afghanistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Nao Deh's incremental SNDi rose from 1.34 to 3.65 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nao Deh ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Kandahar and 57th out of 73 in Afghanistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.65
Rank in Afghanistan
30th of 73
Rank in Kandahar
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.38
Rank in Afghanistan
57th of 73
Rank in Kandahar
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

05101520<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
05101520<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Nao DehNenjiangUkkunagaram Township

In new street additions, Nao Deh and Nenjiang both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ukkunagaram Township built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Nao Deh grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Nenjiang became progressively more disconnected and Ukkunagaram Township became progressively more connected.