Abu al Shuquq in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Abu al Shuquq in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Abu al ShuquqAd Daqahliyah (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Abu al Shuquq plotted against Ad Daqahliyah and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Abu al Shuquq rose steadily, compared to Ad Daqahliyah which peaked in 1991-2005 and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Abu al Shuquq's incremental SNDi rose from 4.35 to 4.89 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Abu al Shuquq ranked 17th out of 22 cities in Ad Daqahliyah and 124th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.89
Rank in Egypt
133rd of 213
Rank in Ad Daqahliyah
16th of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.74
Rank in Egypt
124th of 213
Rank in Ad Daqahliyah
17th of 22

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
Abu al ShuquqTramandaiChangjiang Li Autonomous County

In new street additions, Abu al Shuquq built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Tramandaí fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Changjiang Li Autonomous County built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Abu al Shuquq and Tramandaí both became progressively more disconnected, while Changjiang Li Autonomous County grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Abu al Shuquq and Changjiang Li Autonomous County have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.