Avellino in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Avellino in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AvellinoCampania (Region)Italy (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Avellino plotted against Campania and Italy. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Avellino's incremental SNDi fell from 4.07 to 3.51 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Avellino ranked 3rd out of 7 cities in Campania and 58th out of 88 in Italy as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.51
Rank in Italy
43rd of 88
Rank in Campania
2nd of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.15
Rank in Italy
58th of 88
Rank in Campania
3rd of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AvellinoAnchalThuraiyur

In new street additions, Avellino built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Anchal built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Thuraiyur built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Avellino and Thuraiyur both became progressively more disconnected, while Anchal became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Avellino and Anchal have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.