Sab al Bor in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sab al Bor in context

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sab al BorSala ad-Din (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sab al Bor plotted against Sala ad-Din and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in Sab al Bor followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Sala ad-Din which peaked in 1976-1990 and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Sab al Bor's incremental SNDi rose from 2.04 to 2.1 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sab al Bor ranked 3rd out of 10 cities in Sala ad-Din and 16th out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.1
Rank in Iraq
18th of 86
Rank in Sala ad-Din
3rd of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.08
Rank in Iraq
16th of 86
Rank in Sala ad-Din
3rd of 10

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
Sab al BorKerichoLa Lima

While Kericho and La Lima both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Sab al Bor fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Kericho and La Lima both became progressively more disconnected, while Sab al Bor fluctuated in connectivity. Sab al Bor and Kericho have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.