Aghjabadi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Aghjabadi in context

4.95.66.37<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.95.66.37<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AghjabadiAran (Region)Azerbaijan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Aghjabadi plotted against Aran and Azerbaijan. The SNDi of new construction in Aghjabadi was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Aran which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Azerbaijan which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Aghjabadi's incremental SNDi rose from 6.62 to 6.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Aghjabadi ranked 7th out of 7 cities in Aran and 19th out of 20 in Azerbaijan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.88
Rank in Azerbaijan
19th of 20
Rank in Aran
7th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.46
Rank in Azerbaijan
19th of 20
Rank in Aran
7th of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AghjabadiDachen townJames Town

In new street additions, Aghjabadi built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Dachen town built increasingly disconnected streets over time and James Town fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Dachen town and James Town both became progressively more disconnected, while Aghjabadi became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Aghjabadi and James Town have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.