Kafr Al-Zaiyat in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Kafr Al-Zaiyat in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kafr Al-Zaiyat plotted against Al Gharbiyah and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Kafr Al-Zaiyat rose steadily, compared to Al Gharbiyah which rose steadily and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Kafr Al-Zaiyat's incremental SNDi rose from 6.64 to 8.46 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kafr Al-Zaiyat ranked 12th out of 13 cities in Al Gharbiyah and 186th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 8.46
- Rank in Egypt
- 203rd of 213
- Rank in Al Gharbiyah
- 13th of 13
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 5.54
- Rank in Egypt
- 186th of 213
- Rank in Al Gharbiyah
- 12th of 13
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Oruro, Bolivia
- Murmansk, Russia
- Caruaru, Brazil
- Danzhou City, China
- Tacna, Peru
- Coatzacoalcos, México
In new street additions, Kafr Al-Zaiyat built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Oruro built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Danzhou City fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kafr Al-Zaiyat and Oruro both became progressively more disconnected, while Danzhou City fluctuated in connectivity. Kafr Al-Zaiyat and Oruro have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.