Abnub in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Abnub 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
AbnubAsyut (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Abnub plotted against Asyut and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Abnub rose steadily, compared to Asyut which rose steadily and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Abnub's incremental SNDi rose from 5.07 to 5.56 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Abnub ranked 11th out of 18 cities in Asyut and 143rd out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.56
Rank in Egypt
156th of 213
Rank in Asyut
10th of 18

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.13
Rank in Egypt
143rd of 213
Rank in Asyut
11th of 18

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AbnubAntsiramandrosoChapeco

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