Dairut in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Dairut 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
DairutAsyut (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Dairut plotted against Asyut and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Dairut was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Asyut which rose steadily and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Dairut's incremental SNDi rose from 3.75 to 5.25 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Dairut ranked 5th out of 18 cities in Asyut and 100th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.25
Rank in Egypt
145th of 213
Rank in Asyut
9th of 18

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.21
Rank in Egypt
100th of 213
Rank in Asyut
5th of 18

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

What about similarly populated cities?

51015<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
51015<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DairutFujiBukalasi

In new street additions, Dairut and Bukalasi both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Fuji built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Dairut and Bukalasi both became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Fuji became progressively more disconnected. Dairut and Fuji have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.