Al ‘Azīzīyah in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al 'Aziziyah in context

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al 'AziziyahWasit (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al ‘Azīzīyah plotted against Wasit and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in Al ‘Azīzīyah peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Wasit which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Al ‘Azīzīyah's incremental SNDi fell from 3.95 to 3.74 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al ‘Azīzīyah ranked 5th out of 5 cities in Wasit and 75th out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.74
Rank in Iraq
74th of 86
Rank in Wasit
5th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.25
Rank in Iraq
75th of 86
Rank in Wasit
5th of 5

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
Al 'AziziyahKafr al BazatDabhoi

In new street additions, Al ‘Azīzīyah and Dabhoi both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Kafr al Bazat built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Looking at the full network, Kafr al Bazat and Dabhoi both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Al ‘Azīzīyah became progressively more disconnected. Al ‘Azīzīyah and Kafr al Bazat have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.