Ezbet Nazif in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ezbet Nazif in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ezbet NazifSuhaj (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ezbet Nazif plotted against Suhaj and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Ezbet Nazif peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Suhaj which peaked in 1991-2005 and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ezbet Nazif's incremental SNDi fell from 5.41 to 5.35 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ezbet Nazif ranked 5th out of 13 cities in Suhaj and 165th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.35
Rank in Egypt
148th of 213
Rank in Suhaj
3rd of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.55
Rank in Egypt
165th of 213
Rank in Suhaj
5th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ezbet NazifIjebu-IgboWuhua

In new street additions, Ezbet Nazif built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Ijebu-Igbo built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Wuhua built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Ezbet Nazif and Ijebu-Igbo both became progressively more disconnected, while Wuhua became progressively more connected. Ezbet Nazif and Ijebu-Igbo have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.