Behbahan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Behbahan in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BehbahanKhuzestan (Region)Iran (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Behbahan plotted against Khuzestan and Iran. The SNDi of new construction in Behbahan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Khuzestan which rose steadily and Iran which rose steadily. Most recently, Behbahan's incremental SNDi rose from 2.28 to 3.0 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Behbahan ranked 3rd out of 15 cities in Khuzestan and 22nd out of 169 in Iran as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.0
Rank in Iran
60th of 169
Rank in Khuzestan
6th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.27
Rank in Iran
22nd of 169
Rank in Khuzestan
3rd of 15

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BehbahanTres LagoasZinna

Behbahan, Três Lagoas, and Zinna all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Behbahan and Três Lagoas both became progressively more disconnected, while Zinna fluctuated in connectivity.