Akeze in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Akeze 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
AkezeEbonyi (Region)Nigeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Akeze plotted against Ebonyi and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Akeze rose steadily, compared to Ebonyi which rose steadily and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Akeze's incremental SNDi rose from 3.36 to 4.55 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Akeze ranked 3rd out of 9 cities in Ebonyi and 221st out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.55
Rank in Nigeria
236th of 422
Rank in Ebonyi
5th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.3
Rank in Nigeria
221st of 422
Rank in Ebonyi
3rd of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AkezeEl GadeedaFazenda Zucchi

Akeze, El Gadeeda, and Fazenda Zucchi all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Akeze and El Gadeeda have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.