Comparisons
Northern (no comparable regions in Bahrain)
Northern in context: Street-network sprawl of new development
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Northern peaked in 1991-2005. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Northern, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Manama. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Northern follow the same region trend.
How do development practices in Northern fare in comparison to others in Bahrain? Most recently in 2006-2020, street construction in Northern was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 regions in Bahrain. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Northern ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2005 and 1st in 2006-2020.
Northern in context: Aggregate street-network sprawl
As of 2020, the city with the most disconnected street network in Northern is Manama with an SNDi of 2.96, which is moderately connected. Conversely, the most connected city is Manama with an SNDi of 2.96, which is moderately connected. See trends for these cities: Manama, Manama
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Northern rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Northern, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Manama. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Northern follow the same region trend.
To date, Northern is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 regions in Bahrain. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Northern ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2005 and 1st in 2006-2020.