Larissa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Larissa in context

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LarissaThessaly and Central Greece (Region)Greece (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Larissa plotted against Thessaly and Central Greece and Greece. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Larissa's incremental SNDi rose from 1.62 to 1.92 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Larissa ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Thessaly and Central Greece and 4th out of 8 in Greece as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.92
Rank in Greece
1st of 8
Rank in Thessaly and Central Greece
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.73
Rank in Greece
4th of 8
Rank in Thessaly and Central Greece
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LarissaRamganj MandiNilambur

In new street additions, Larissa and Ramganj Mandi both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Nilambur built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Larissa and Ramganj Mandi both fluctuated in connectivity, while Nilambur became progressively more disconnected. Larissa and Ramganj Mandi have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.