Anand in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Anand in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Anand plotted against Gujarat and India. The SNDi of new construction in Anand rose steadily, compared to Gujarat which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Anand's incremental SNDi rose from 4.94 to 6.47 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Anand ranked 80th out of 92 cities in Gujarat and 1500th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 6.47
- Rank in India
- 1482nd of 1868
- Rank in Gujarat
- 75th of 92
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 5.04
- Rank in India
- 1500th of 1868
- Rank in Gujarat
- 80th of 92
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Jeonju, South Korea
- Bahraich, India
- Dazhou, China
- Cancún, México
- Lu'an, China
- Mymensingh, Bangladesh
In new street additions, Anand and Cancún both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Jeonju fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Anand and Cancún both became progressively more disconnected, while Jeonju fluctuated in connectivity. Anand and Jeonju have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.