Showt in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Showt in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Showt plotted against West Azarbaijan and Iran. The SNDi of new construction in Showt followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to West Azarbaijan which peaked in 1991-2005 and Iran which rose steadily. Most recently, Showt's incremental SNDi rose from 2.8 to 2.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Showt ranked 8th out of 11 cities in West Azarbaijan and 93rd out of 169 in Iran as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 2.9
- Rank in Iran
- 54th of 169
- Rank in West Azarbaijan
- 5th of 11
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.03
- Rank in Iran
- 93rd of 169
- Rank in West Azarbaijan
- 8th of 11
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Kola Diba, Ethiopia
- Banaripara, Bangladesh
- Aranthangi, India
- Волгогрэс, Russia
- Kimpese, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Avignon, France
In new street additions, Showt and Kola Diba both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Волгогрэс built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Showt grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Kola Diba fluctuated in connectivity and Волгогрэс became progressively more disconnected. Showt and Kola Diba have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.