Eldorado in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Eldorado in context

1.51.82.12.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.51.82.12.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EldoradoMisiones (Region)Argentina (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Eldorado plotted against Misiones and Argentina. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Eldorado's incremental SNDi rose from 2.04 to 2.17 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Eldorado ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Misiones and 65th out of 77 in Argentina as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.17
Rank in Argentina
50th of 77
Rank in Misiones
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.02
Rank in Argentina
65th of 77
Rank in Misiones
3rd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

02468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
02468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EldoradoBabaishangMehrma

In new street additions, Eldorado and Mehrma both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Babaishang built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Eldorado and Mehrma both became progressively more disconnected, while Babaishang became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Eldorado and Babaishang have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.