Rafsanjan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rafsanjan in context

2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RafsanjanKerman (Region)Iran (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rafsanjan plotted against Kerman and Iran. The SNDi of new construction in Rafsanjan was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Kerman which fell steadily and Iran which rose steadily. Most recently, Rafsanjan's incremental SNDi rose from 2.34 to 2.93 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rafsanjan ranked 8th out of 14 cities in Kerman and 53rd out of 169 in Iran as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.93
Rank in Iran
56th of 169
Rank in Kerman
9th of 14

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.67
Rank in Iran
53rd of 169
Rank in Kerman
8th of 14

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
RafsanjanPangandaranQila Khudabadan

In new street additions, Rafsanjan built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Pangandaran built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Qila Khudabadan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Rafsanjan became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Pangandaran became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Qila Khudabadan became progressively more disconnected. Rafsanjan and Pangandaran have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.