Debrecen in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Debrecen in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DebrecenHajdu-Bihar (Region)Hungary (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Debrecen plotted against Hajdú-Bihar and Hungary. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Debrecen's incremental SNDi rose from 3.03 to 4.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Debrecen ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Hajdú-Bihar and 10th out of 13 in Hungary as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.48
Rank in Hungary
10th of 13
Rank in Hajdú-Bihar
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.29
Rank in Hungary
10th of 13
Rank in Hajdú-Bihar
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DebrecenGabelaIgbokoda

In new street additions, Debrecen and Gabela both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Igbokoda built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Debrecen and Gabela both became progressively more disconnected, while Igbokoda grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Debrecen and Gabela have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.