Damanhur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Damanhur in context

22.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DamanhurAl Buhayrah (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Damanhur plotted against Al Buhayrah and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Damanhur rose steadily, compared to Al Buhayrah which peaked in 1976-1990 and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Damanhur's incremental SNDi rose from 3.18 to 3.22 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Damanhur ranked 5th out of 13 cities in Al Buhayrah and 43rd out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.22
Rank in Egypt
42nd of 213
Rank in Al Buhayrah
5th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.52
Rank in Egypt
43rd of 213
Rank in Al Buhayrah
5th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DamanhurKagoshimaHimeji

While Kagoshima and Himeji both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Damanhur built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Damanhur and Himeji have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.