Shamakhi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shamakhi in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShamakhiDaglig-Shirvan (Region)Azerbaijan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shamakhi plotted against Daglig-Shirvan and Azerbaijan. The SNDi of new construction in Shamakhi peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Daglig-Shirvan which peaked in 1976-1990 and Azerbaijan which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Shamakhi's incremental SNDi fell from 3.52 to 2.76 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Shamakhi ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Daglig-Shirvan and 4th out of 20 in Azerbaijan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.76
Rank in Azerbaijan
2nd of 20
Rank in Daglig-Shirvan
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.11
Rank in Azerbaijan
4th of 20
Rank in Daglig-Shirvan
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShamakhiXicotepec de JuarezGwandu

In new street additions, Shamakhi built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Xicotepec de Juárez built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Gwandu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Shamakhi grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Xicotepec de Juárez became progressively more disconnected and Gwandu fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Shamakhi had a more sprawly network than Xicotepec de Juárez in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.