Shapar - Veraval in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shapar - Veraval in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Shapar - VeravalGujarat (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shapar - Veraval plotted against Gujarat and India. While Gujarat and India both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Shapar - Veraval's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Shapar - Veraval's incremental SNDi rose from 3.63 to 4.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Shapar - Veraval ranked 55th out of 92 cities in Gujarat and 1003rd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.9
Rank in India
989th of 1868
Rank in Gujarat
52nd of 92

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.9
Rank in India
1003rd of 1868
Rank in Gujarat
55th of 92

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
Shapar - VeravalRatnapuraDar Bouazza

In new street additions, Shapar - Veraval fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ratnapura built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Dar Bouazza fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Shapar - Veraval fluctuated in connectivity, while Ratnapura became progressively more disconnected and Dar Bouazza became progressively more connected. Notably, Shapar - Veraval had a more connected network than Dar Bouazza in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.