Ringim in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Ringim in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ringim plotted against Jigawa and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Ringim rose steadily, compared to Jigawa which peaked in 1976-1990 and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ringim's incremental SNDi rose from 1.68 to 1.69 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ringim ranked 2nd out of 11 cities in Jigawa and 25th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 1.69
- Rank in Nigeria
- 35th of 422
- Rank in Jigawa
- 3rd of 11
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 1.4
- Rank in Nigeria
- 25th of 422
- Rank in Jigawa
- 2nd of 11
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Ringim and Mampong both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Babaishang built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Ringim and Mampong both became progressively more disconnected, while Babaishang became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Ringim and Babaishang have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.