Narmashir in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Narmashir in context

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NarmashirKerman (Region)Iran (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Narmashir plotted against Kerman and Iran. The SNDi of new construction in Narmashir fell steadily, compared to Kerman which fell steadily and Iran which rose steadily. Most recently, Narmashir's incremental SNDi fell from 2.47 to 1.92 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Narmashir ranked 10th out of 14 cities in Kerman and 86th out of 169 in Iran as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.92
Rank in Iran
6th of 169
Rank in Kerman
5th of 14

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.99
Rank in Iran
86th of 169
Rank in Kerman
10th of 14

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NarmashirQuang NgaiTete

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