Uruk Esiet in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Uruk Esiet in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Uruk EsietAkwa Ibom (Region)Nigeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Uruk Esiet plotted against Akwa Ibom and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Uruk Esiet rose steadily, compared to Akwa Ibom which rose steadily and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Uruk Esiet's incremental SNDi rose from 3.34 to 4.4 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Uruk Esiet ranked 3rd out of 16 cities in Akwa Ibom and 243rd out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.4
Rank in Nigeria
223rd of 422
Rank in Akwa Ibom
5th of 16

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.42
Rank in Nigeria
243rd of 422
Rank in Akwa Ibom
3rd of 16

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Uruk EsietInam KalayVoinjama

In new street additions, Uruk Esiet and Voinjama both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Inam Kalay built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Uruk Esiet and Voinjama both became progressively more disconnected, while Inam Kalay became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Notably, Uruk Esiet had a more sprawly network than Voinjama in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.