Al 'Izziyah in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al 'Izziyah in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al 'IzziyahAsyut (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al 'Izziyah plotted against Asyut and Egypt. While Asyut and Egypt both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Al 'Izziyah's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Al 'Izziyah's incremental SNDi rose from 3.11 to 3.84 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al 'Izziyah ranked 4th out of 18 cities in Asyut and 87th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.84
Rank in Egypt
79th of 213
Rank in Asyut
4th of 18

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.12
Rank in Egypt
87th of 213
Rank in Asyut
4th of 18

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

What about similarly populated cities?

012345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
012345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al 'IzziyahGongchanglingPagla Chandi

In new street additions, Al 'Izziyah fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Gongchangling built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Pagla Chandi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Al 'Izziyah became progressively more disconnected, while Gongchangling grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Pagla Chandi fluctuated in connectivity. Al 'Izziyah and Pagla Chandi have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.