Korem in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Korem in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Korem plotted against Tigray and Ethiopia. The SNDi of new construction in Korem rose steadily, compared to Tigray which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Ethiopia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Korem's incremental SNDi rose from 4.48 to 5.66 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Korem ranked 12th out of 12 cities in Tigray and 164th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.66
- Rank in Ethiopia
- 161st of 181
- Rank in Tigray
- 12th of 12
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.04
- Rank in Ethiopia
- 164th of 181
- Rank in Tigray
- 12th of 12
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Ermelo, South Africa
- Sidiangkat, Indonesia
- Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, China
- Rosales, Philippines
- Sheki, Azerbaijan
- Selu, India
In new street additions, Korem and Ermelo both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Rosales built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Korem and Ermelo have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.