Deir Mawas in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Deir Mawas in context

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Deir MawasAl Minya (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Deir Mawas plotted against Al Minya and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Deir Mawas rose steadily, compared to Al Minya which rose steadily and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Deir Mawas's incremental SNDi rose from 5.79 to 6.15 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Deir Mawas ranked 17th out of 24 cities in Al Minya and 161st out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.15
Rank in Egypt
173rd of 213
Rank in Al Minya
17th of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.42
Rank in Egypt
161st of 213
Rank in Al Minya
17th of 24

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
Deir MawasJiangchuanLinyi

While Jiangchuan and Linyi both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Deir Mawas built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Jiangchuan and Linyi both fluctuated in connectivity, while Deir Mawas became progressively more disconnected.