Gokarna in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gokarna in context

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GokarnaChittagong (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gokarna plotted against Chittagong and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Gokarna followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Chittagong which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, Gokarna ranked 4th out of 44 cities in Chittagong and 20th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.32
Rank in Bangladesh
20th of 234
Rank in Chittagong
4th of 44

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GokarnaAin OulmaneMatian

In new street additions, Gokarna fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ain Oulmane fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Matian built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Gokarna fluctuated in connectivity, while Ain Oulmane became progressively more disconnected and Matian grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.