Naghadeh in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Naghadeh in context

2.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NaghadehWest Azarbaijan (Region)Iran (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Naghadeh plotted against West Azarbaijan and Iran. While West Azarbaijan and Iran both rose steadily, Naghadeh's new street additions rose steadily. Most recently, Naghadeh's incremental SNDi rose from 3.12 to 3.51 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Naghadeh ranked 5th out of 11 cities in West Azarbaijan and 35th out of 169 in Iran as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.51
Rank in Iran
98th of 169
Rank in West Azarbaijan
9th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.43
Rank in Iran
35th of 169
Rank in West Azarbaijan
5th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NaghadehParintinsAnguo

While Parintins and Anguo both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Naghadeh built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Parintins and Anguo both fluctuated in connectivity, while Naghadeh became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Naghadeh had a more connected network than Parintins in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.