Al Kajuj in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Kajuj in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al KajujAswan (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Kajuj plotted against Aswan and Egypt. While Aswan and Egypt both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Al Kajuj's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Al Kajuj's incremental SNDi rose from 3.52 to 4.47 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Kajuj ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Aswan and 107th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.47
Rank in Egypt
116th of 213
Rank in Aswan
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.39
Rank in Egypt
107th of 213
Rank in Aswan
3rd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al KajujTan UyenQala i Naw

In new street additions, Al Kajuj fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Tân Uyên built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Qala i Naw built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Al Kajuj became progressively more disconnected, while Tân Uyên grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Qala i Naw became progressively more connected. Al Kajuj and Qala i Naw have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.