Obudu in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Obudu in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Obudu plotted against Cross River and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Obudu rose steadily, compared to Cross River which rose steadily and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Obudu's incremental SNDi rose from 4.35 to 5.34 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Obudu ranked 4th out of 6 cities in Cross River and 305th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.34
- Rank in Nigeria
- 300th of 422
- Rank in Cross River
- 4th of 6
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.95
- Rank in Nigeria
- 305th of 422
- Rank in Cross River
- 4th of 6
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Obudu and Tulus both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Sadat built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Obudu and Tulus both became progressively more disconnected, while Sadat grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Obudu and Tulus have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.