Gwaram in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gwaram in context

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GwaramJigawa (Region)Nigeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gwaram plotted against Jigawa and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Gwaram peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Jigawa which peaked in 1976-1990 and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Gwaram's incremental SNDi fell from 2.14 to 1.83 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gwaram ranked 7th out of 11 cities in Jigawa and 63rd out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.83
Rank in Nigeria
44th of 422
Rank in Jigawa
5th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.87
Rank in Nigeria
63rd of 422
Rank in Jigawa
7th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GwaramAlandaRashaida Al Hafayer

In new street additions, Gwaram built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Alanda built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Rashaida Al Hafayer fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Gwaram grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Alanda became progressively more disconnected and Rashaida Al Hafayer fluctuated in connectivity. Gwaram and Alanda have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.