Rudbar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rudbar in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RudbarKerman (Region)Iran (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rudbar plotted against Kerman and Iran. The SNDi of new construction in Rudbar was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Kerman which fell steadily and Iran which rose steadily. Most recently, Rudbar's incremental SNDi rose from 3.33 to 3.34 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rudbar ranked 14th out of 14 cities in Kerman and 140th out of 169 in Iran as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.34
Rank in Iran
85th of 169
Rank in Kerman
11th of 14

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.89
Rank in Iran
140th of 169
Rank in Kerman
14th of 14

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RudbarThuraiyurBusia

In new street additions, Rudbar built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Thuraiyur built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Busia fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Rudbar became progressively more connected, while Thuraiyur became progressively more disconnected and Busia fluctuated in connectivity. Rudbar and Thuraiyur have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.