Qaryat Imam ash Asharqi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Qaryat Imam ash Asharqi in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Qaryat Imam ash AsharqiNinawa (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Qaryat Imam ash Asharqi plotted against Ninawa and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in Qaryat Imam ash Asharqi fell steadily, compared to Ninawa which peaked in 1991-2005 and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Qaryat Imam ash Asharqi's incremental SNDi fell from 4.92 to 3.69 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Qaryat Imam ash Asharqi ranked 10th out of 12 cities in Ninawa and 82nd out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.69
Rank in Iraq
73rd of 86
Rank in Ninawa
9th of 12

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.02
Rank in Iraq
82nd of 86
Rank in Ninawa
10th of 12

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Qaryat Imam ash AsharqiGoushiTshibinda

In new street additions, Qaryat Imam ash Asharqi built increasingly connected streets over time, while Goushi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Tshibinda fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Qaryat Imam ash Asharqi and Goushi both became progressively more connected, while Tshibinda became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Qaryat Imam ash Asharqi had a more sprawly network than Tshibinda in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.