Kharameh in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kharameh in context

33.33.63.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.33.63.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KharamehFars (Region)Iran (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kharameh plotted against Fars and Iran. The SNDi of new construction in Kharameh was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Fars which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Iran which rose steadily. Most recently, Kharameh's incremental SNDi rose from 3.11 to 3.87 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kharameh ranked 8th out of 11 cities in Fars and 126th out of 169 in Iran as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.87
Rank in Iran
121st of 169
Rank in Fars
9th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.51
Rank in Iran
126th of 169
Rank in Fars
8th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KharamehAl AhsaChelyabinsk

While Al Ahsa and Chelyabinsk both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Kharameh built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Al Ahsa and Chelyabinsk both became progressively more disconnected, while Kharameh became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Kharameh and Al Ahsa have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.