Al Khidhr in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Khidhr in context

2.83.23.64<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.23.64<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al KhidhrAl-Muthannia (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Khidhr plotted against Al-Muthannia and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in Al Khidhr was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Al-Muthannia which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Al Khidhr's incremental SNDi rose from 2.91 to 3.07 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Khidhr ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Al-Muthannia and 76th out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.07
Rank in Iraq
59th of 86
Rank in Al-Muthannia
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.27
Rank in Iraq
76th of 86
Rank in Al-Muthannia
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al KhidhrLeskovacBarra Bonita

In new street additions, Al Khidhr built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Leskovac built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Barra Bonita fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Leskovac and Barra Bonita both became progressively more disconnected, while Al Khidhr became progressively more connected. Al Khidhr and Leskovac have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.