Zagatala in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Zagatala in context

4.24.85.46<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.24.85.46<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZagatalaShaki-Zaqatala (Region)Azerbaijan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Zagatala plotted against Shaki-Zaqatala and Azerbaijan. The SNDi of new construction in Zagatala rose steadily, compared to Shaki-Zaqatala which peaked in 1991-2005 and Azerbaijan which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Zagatala's incremental SNDi rose from 5.39 to 6.24 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Zagatala ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Shaki-Zaqatala and 14th out of 20 in Azerbaijan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.24
Rank in Azerbaijan
18th of 20
Rank in Shaki-Zaqatala
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.85
Rank in Azerbaijan
14th of 20
Rank in Shaki-Zaqatala
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

02468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
02468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZagatalaGubioDarnah

In new street additions, Zagatala and Gubio both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Darnah built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Zagatala and Gubio both became progressively more disconnected, while Darnah became progressively more connected.