Cəlilabad in context: Street-network sprawl trends

C@lilabad in context

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
C@lilabadLankaran (Region)Azerbaijan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cəlilabad plotted against Lankaran and Azerbaijan. The SNDi of new construction in Cəlilabad was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Lankaran which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Azerbaijan which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Cəlilabad's incremental SNDi rose from 3.03 to 3.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cəlilabad ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Lankaran and 1st out of 20 in Azerbaijan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.88
Rank in Azerbaijan
7th of 20
Rank in Lankaran
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.96
Rank in Azerbaijan
1st of 20
Rank in Lankaran
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
C@lilabadRegiao OceanicaHallim-myeon

In new street additions, Cəlilabad built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Região Oceânica fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Hallim-myeon built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Cəlilabad became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Região Oceânica became progressively more disconnected and Hallim-myeon became progressively more connected. Cəlilabad and Região Oceânica have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.