Qabilat alturki in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Qabilat alturki in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Qabilat alturkiAl Marqab (Region)Libya (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Qabilat alturki plotted against Al Marqab and Libya. The SNDi of new construction in Qabilat alturki peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Al Marqab which peaked in 1991-2005 and Libya which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Qabilat alturki's incremental SNDi fell from 6.57 to 5.57 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Qabilat alturki ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Al Marqab and 12th out of 13 in Libya as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.57
Rank in Libya
13th of 13
Rank in Al Marqab
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.49
Rank in Libya
12th of 13
Rank in Al Marqab
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Qabilat alturkiLandi KotalHaringhata

In new street additions, Qabilat alturki built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Landi Kotal fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Haringhata built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Qabilat alturki and Haringhata both became progressively more disconnected, while Landi Kotal fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Qabilat alturki had a more connected network than Landi Kotal in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.