Abu Qurqas in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Abu Qurqas in context

3.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Abu QurqasAl Minya (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Abu Qurqas plotted against Al Minya and Egypt. While Al Minya and Egypt both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Abu Qurqas's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Abu Qurqas's incremental SNDi rose from 3.6 to 4.63 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Abu Qurqas ranked 8th out of 24 cities in Al Minya and 116th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.63
Rank in Egypt
119th of 213
Rank in Al Minya
8th of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.57
Rank in Egypt
116th of 213
Rank in Al Minya
8th of 24

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Abu QurqasKefoleTaza

Abu Qurqas, Kefole, and Taza all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Kefole and Taza both fluctuated in connectivity, while Abu Qurqas became progressively more disconnected. Abu Qurqas and Kefole have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.