Baidehi in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Baidehi in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Baidehi plotted against Central and Nepal. The SNDi of new construction in Baidehi followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Central which rose steadily and Nepal which rose steadily. In terms of the aggregate network, Baidehi ranked 8th out of 8 cities in Central and 21st out of 22 in Nepal as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 1.52
- Rank in Nepal
- 1st of 22
- Rank in Central
- 1st of 8
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 6.37
- Rank in Nepal
- 21st of 22
- Rank in Central
- 8th of 8
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Al Misrakh, Yemen
- Oktjabrski, Russia
- Dali, China
- Uriangato, México
- Mazatenango, Guatemala
- Cili, China
In new street additions, Baidehi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Al Misrakh fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Uriangato built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Baidehi grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Al Misrakh grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Uriangato became progressively more disconnected.