Domeez in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Domeez in context

2.733.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.733.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DomeezDihok (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Domeez plotted against Dihok and Iraq. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Domeez's incremental SNDi fell from 2.71 to 2.69 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Domeez ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Dihok and 54th out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.69
Rank in Iraq
39th of 86
Rank in Dihok
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.7
Rank in Iraq
54th of 86
Rank in Dihok
3rd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DomeezHigashimatsuyamaOulu

While Higashimatsuyama and Oulu both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Domeez built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved in new street additions. For the full network, Domeez grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Higashimatsuyama fluctuated in connectivity and Oulu became progressively more disconnected.