Nasirnagar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nasirnagar in context

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NasirnagarChittagong (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nasirnagar plotted against Chittagong and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Nasirnagar 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, Nasirnagar ranked 3rd out of 44 cities in Chittagong and 17th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.18
Rank in Bangladesh
17th of 234
Rank in Chittagong
3rd of 44

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
NasirnagarSakrandLuonan

In new street additions, Nasirnagar fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Sakrand built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Luonan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Nasirnagar fluctuated in connectivity, while Sakrand became progressively more disconnected and Luonan fluctuated in connectivity. Nasirnagar and Sakrand have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.