Sheki in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sheki in context

3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShekiShaki-Zaqatala (Region)Azerbaijan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sheki plotted against Shaki-Zaqatala and Azerbaijan. The SNDi of new construction in Sheki peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Shaki-Zaqatala which peaked in 1991-2005 and Azerbaijan which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Sheki's incremental SNDi fell from 4.49 to 3.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sheki ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Shaki-Zaqatala and 9th out of 20 in Azerbaijan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.48
Rank in Azerbaijan
6th of 20
Rank in Shaki-Zaqatala
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.17
Rank in Azerbaijan
9th of 20
Rank in Shaki-Zaqatala
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShekiRosalesSelu

In new street additions, Sheki built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Rosales built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Selu built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Rosales and Selu both became progressively more disconnected, while Sheki grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Sheki had a more sprawly network than Rosales in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.