Ajloun in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ajloun in context

2.83.23.644.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.23.644.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AjlounAjlun (Region)Jordan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ajloun plotted against Ajlun and Jordan. The SNDi of new construction in Ajloun peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Ajlun which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Jordan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease. Most recently, Ajloun's incremental SNDi fell from 3.54 to 3.17 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ajloun ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Ajlun and 14th out of 16 in Jordan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.17
Rank in Jordan
13th of 16
Rank in Ajlun
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.56
Rank in Jordan
14th of 16
Rank in Ajlun
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AjlounLancangSon La

While Lancang and Sơn La both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Ajloun built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Lancang and Sơn La both fluctuated in connectivity, while Ajloun grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Ajloun had a more connected network than Lancang in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.