Wadi in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Wadi in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wadi plotted against Karnataka and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Wadi's incremental SNDi rose from 4.03 to 5.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wadi ranked 91st out of 96 cities in Karnataka and 1299th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.59
- Rank in India
- 1247th of 1868
- Rank in Karnataka
- 78th of 96
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.45
- Rank in India
- 1299th of 1868
- Rank in Karnataka
- 91st of 96
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Kosamba, India
- Castelldefels, Spain
- Calbayog, Philippines
- Sahatwar, India
- Amangarh, Pakistan
- Tana Paser, Indonesia
In new street additions, Wadi and Kosamba both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Sahatwar fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Wadi and Kosamba both fluctuated in connectivity, while Sahatwar fluctuated in connectivity. Wadi and Kosamba have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.