Al Qasim in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Qasim in context

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al QasimBabil (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Qasim plotted against Babil and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in Al Qasim was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Babil which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Al Qasim's incremental SNDi rose from 2.3 to 2.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Qasim ranked 1st out of 6 cities in Babil and 29th out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.91
Rank in Iraq
52nd of 86
Rank in Babil
1st of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.38
Rank in Iraq
29th of 86
Rank in Babil
1st of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

051015<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
051015<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al QasimManpoBunza

In new street additions, Al Qasim built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Manpo built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Bunza fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Al Qasim became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Manpo became progressively more disconnected and Bunza became progressively more connected. Al Qasim and Manpo have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.