Al Inab al Saghirah in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Inab al Saghirah in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al Inab al SaghirahAd Daqahliyah (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Inab al Saghirah plotted against Ad Daqahliyah and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Al Inab al Saghirah 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, Al Inab al Saghirah's incremental SNDi rose from 3.45 to 4.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Inab al Saghirah ranked 9th out of 22 cities in Ad Daqahliyah and 32nd out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.39
Rank in Egypt
112th of 213
Rank in Ad Daqahliyah
14th of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.39
Rank in Egypt
32nd of 213
Rank in Ad Daqahliyah
9th of 22

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al Inab al SaghirahSao Joao del-ReiSan Martin

Al Inab al Saghirah, São João del-Rei, and San Martín all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Al Inab al Saghirah and São João del-Rei have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.