Aba El Waqf in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Aba El Waqf in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Aba El WaqfAl Minya (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Aba El Waqf plotted against Al Minya and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Aba El Waqf followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Al Minya which rose steadily and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Aba El Waqf's incremental SNDi fell from 5.75 to 5.56 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Aba El Waqf ranked 20th out of 24 cities in Al Minya and 190th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.56
Rank in Egypt
155th of 213
Rank in Al Minya
14th of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.72
Rank in Egypt
190th of 213
Rank in Al Minya
20th of 24

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Aba El WaqfNecocheaBhainsa

In new street additions, Aba El Waqf fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Necochea fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Bhainsa built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Necochea and Bhainsa both became progressively more disconnected, while Aba El Waqf became progressively more connected. Aba El Waqf and Bhainsa have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.