Awgu in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Awgu in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Awgu plotted against Enugu and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Awgu rose steadily, compared to Enugu which rose steadily and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Awgu's incremental SNDi rose from 4.27 to 4.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Awgu ranked 2nd out of 11 cities in Enugu and 201st out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.45
- Rank in Nigeria
- 229th of 422
- Rank in Enugu
- 4th of 11
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.11
- Rank in Nigeria
- 201st of 422
- Rank in Enugu
- 2nd of 11
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Kurganinsk, Russia
- Bouza, Niger
- Nansio, Tanzania
- Ibitinga, Brazil
- Lukula, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Fazendinha 13, Brazil
Awgu, Kurganinsk, and Ibitinga all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Awgu and Kurganinsk have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.