Dorud in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Dorud 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
DorudLorestan (Region)Iran (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Dorud plotted against Lorestan and Iran. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Dorud's incremental SNDi rose from 3.07 to 3.17 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Dorud ranked 5th out of 6 cities in Lorestan and 65th out of 169 in Iran as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.17
Rank in Iran
68th of 169
Rank in Lorestan
4th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.8
Rank in Iran
65th of 169
Rank in Lorestan
5th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DorudNobeokaKyauktaw

In new street additions, Dorud and Kyauktaw both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Nobeoka fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Dorud had a more connected network than Nobeoka in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.