Barda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Barda in context

44.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
44.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BardaAran (Region)Azerbaijan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Barda plotted against Aran and Azerbaijan. The SNDi of new construction in Barda 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, Barda's incremental SNDi rose from 4.0 to 4.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Barda ranked 3rd out of 7 cities in Aran and 10th out of 20 in Azerbaijan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.91
Rank in Azerbaijan
13th of 20
Rank in Aran
5th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.46
Rank in Azerbaijan
10th of 20
Rank in Aran
3rd of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BardaSaktiBadah

In new street additions, Barda built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Sakti built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Badah fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Barda became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Sakti became progressively more disconnected and Badah became progressively more disconnected. Barda and Sakti have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.