الجبايش in context: Street-network sprawl trends

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1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ljbyshDhi-Qar (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with الجبايش plotted against Dhi-Qar and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in الجبايش followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Dhi-Qar which fell steadily and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, الجبايش's incremental SNDi fell from 1.73 to 1.52 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, الجبايش ranked 2nd out of 8 cities in Dhi-Qar and 20th out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.52
Rank in Iraq
5th of 86
Rank in Dhi-Qar
2nd of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.12
Rank in Iraq
20th of 86
Rank in Dhi-Qar
2nd of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ljbyshPashatValaichchenai

In new street additions, الجبايش fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Pashat built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Valaichchenai fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, الجبايش became progressively more connected, while Pashat became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Valaichchenai became progressively more disconnected. الجبايش and Pashat have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.