Al Burumbul in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Burumbul in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al BurumbulAl Jizah (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Burumbul plotted against Al Jizah and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Al Burumbul peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Al Jizah which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Al Burumbul's incremental SNDi fell from 3.05 to 2.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Burumbul ranked 4th out of 8 cities in Al Jizah and 122nd out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.9
Rank in Egypt
28th of 213
Rank in Al Jizah
4th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.68
Rank in Egypt
122nd of 213
Rank in Al Jizah
4th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al BurumbulDemakMadhabpur

In new street additions, Al Burumbul built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Demak built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Madhabpur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Al Burumbul grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Demak became progressively more disconnected and Madhabpur fluctuated in connectivity. Al Burumbul and Demak have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.