Battipaglia in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Battipaglia in context

2.12.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BattipagliaCampania (Region)Italy (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Battipaglia plotted against Campania and Italy. The SNDi of new construction in Battipaglia rose steadily, compared to Campania which peaked in 1991-2005 and Italy which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Battipaglia's incremental SNDi rose from 4.42 to 4.61 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Battipaglia ranked 1st out of 7 cities in Campania and 37th out of 88 in Italy as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.61
Rank in Italy
70th of 88
Rank in Campania
5th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.59
Rank in Italy
37th of 88
Rank in Campania
1st of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BattipagliaAstaraKoungheul

In new street additions, Battipaglia and Astara both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Koungheul fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.