Esik in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Esik 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
EsikAlmaty (Region)Kazakhstan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Esik plotted against Almaty and Kazakhstan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Esik's incremental SNDi rose from 4.13 to 5.1 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Esik ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Almaty and 26th out of 32 in Kazakhstan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.1
Rank in Kazakhstan
30th of 32
Rank in Almaty
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.6
Rank in Kazakhstan
26th of 32
Rank in Almaty
3rd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EsikWejherowoAmparo

In new street additions, Esik and Wejherowo both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Amparo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Esik and Wejherowo have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.