Izeh in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Izeh 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
IzehKhuzestan (Region)Iran (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Izeh plotted against Khuzestan and Iran. The SNDi of new construction in Izeh followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Khuzestan which rose steadily and Iran which rose steadily. Most recently, Izeh's incremental SNDi rose from 2.44 to 3.41 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Izeh ranked 9th out of 15 cities in Khuzestan and 57th out of 169 in Iran as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.41
Rank in Iran
90th of 169
Rank in Khuzestan
9th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.75
Rank in Iran
57th of 169
Rank in Khuzestan
9th of 15

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
IzehEl WakTaik Kyi

In new street additions, Izeh and El Wak both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Taik Kyi built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Izeh fluctuated in connectivity, while El Wak grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Taik Kyi became progressively more disconnected. Izeh and Taik Kyi have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.