Al-Shawashna in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al-Shawashna 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
Al-ShawashnaAl Fayyum (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al-Shawashna plotted against Al Fayyum and Egypt. While Al Fayyum and Egypt both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Al-Shawashna's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Al-Shawashna's incremental SNDi rose from 3.5 to 4.94 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al-Shawashna ranked 8th out of 13 cities in Al Fayyum and 144th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.94
Rank in Egypt
135th of 213
Rank in Al Fayyum
7th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.13
Rank in Egypt
144th of 213
Rank in Al Fayyum
8th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al-ShawashnaAshtaGuddu

In new street additions, Al-Shawashna and Guddu both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ashta built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Al-Shawashna and Guddu both fluctuated in connectivity, while Ashta became progressively more disconnected. Al-Shawashna and Ashta have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.