Haftkel in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Haftkel in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HaftkelKhuzestan (Region)Iran (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Haftkel plotted against Khuzestan and Iran. The SNDi of new construction in Haftkel was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Khuzestan which rose steadily and Iran which rose steadily. Most recently, Haftkel's incremental SNDi rose from 3.02 to 4.56 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Haftkel ranked 15th out of 15 cities in Khuzestan and 104th out of 169 in Iran as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.56
Rank in Iran
145th of 169
Rank in Khuzestan
13th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.19
Rank in Iran
104th of 169
Rank in Khuzestan
15th 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
HaftkelOlavarriaNamhkam

In new street additions, Haftkel built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Olavarría built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Namhkam fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Haftkel became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Olavarría became progressively more disconnected and Namhkam fluctuated in connectivity.