Nola in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Nola in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nola plotted against Campania and Italy. The SNDi of new construction in Nola followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Campania which peaked in 1991-2005 and Italy which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Nola's incremental SNDi fell from 5.39 to 4.78 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nola ranked 6th out of 7 cities in Campania and 67th out of 88 in Italy as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.78
- Rank in Italy
- 74th of 88
- Rank in Campania
- 6th of 7
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.29
- Rank in Italy
- 67th of 88
- Rank in Campania
- 6th of 7
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Roosendaal, Netherlands
- Chiantla, Guatemala
- Jinxi, China
- San Jose, Philippines
- Yexie, China
- Kruševac, Serbia
In new street additions, Nola fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Roosendaal fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and San Jose built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Roosendaal and San Jose both became progressively more disconnected, while Nola became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Notably, Nola had a more sprawly network than San Jose in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.