Margao in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Margao in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Margao plotted against Goa and India. The SNDi of new construction in Margao rose steadily, compared to Goa which was at its lowest in 1976-1990 and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Margao's incremental SNDi rose from 5.03 to 5.86 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Margao ranked 4th out of 5 cities in Goa and 1404th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.86
- Rank in India
- 1327th of 1868
- Rank in Goa
- 4th of 5
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.73
- Rank in India
- 1404th of 1868
- Rank in Goa
- 4th of 5
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Bisalpur, India
- Carora, Venezuela
- Muara Bungo, Indonesia
- Medinipur, India
- Hualien, Taiwan
- Fengdu, China
In new street additions, Margao built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Bisalpur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Medinipur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Margao and Medinipur both became progressively more disconnected, while Bisalpur fluctuated in connectivity.