Behshahr in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Behshahr in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Behshahr plotted against Mazandaran and Iran. The SNDi of new construction in Behshahr followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Mazandaran which rose steadily and Iran which rose steadily. Most recently, Behshahr's incremental SNDi rose from 5.91 to 6.32 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Behshahr ranked 2nd out of 9 cities in Mazandaran and 161st out of 169 in Iran as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 6.32
- Rank in Iran
- 162nd of 169
- Rank in Mazandaran
- 2nd of 9
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 5.11
- Rank in Iran
- 161st of 169
- Rank in Mazandaran
- 2nd of 9
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Nuh, India
- Pemangkat Kota, Indonesia
- Devadurga, India
- Lawksawk, Myanmar
- Dolo, Ethiopia
- Yako, Burkina Faso
In new street additions, Behshahr and Lawksawk both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Nuh built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.