Al-Manshah in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al-Manshah 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
Al-ManshahSuhaj (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al-Manshah plotted against Suhaj and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Al-Manshah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Suhaj which peaked in 1991-2005 and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Al-Manshah's incremental SNDi fell from 5.68 to 5.63 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al-Manshah ranked 7th out of 13 cities in Suhaj and 169th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.63
Rank in Egypt
158th of 213
Rank in Suhaj
4th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.68
Rank in Egypt
169th of 213
Rank in Suhaj
7th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al-ManshahGaozhouDanyang City

In new street additions, Al-Manshah fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Gaozhou fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Danyang City built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Al-Manshah became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Gaozhou fluctuated in connectivity and Danyang City grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved.