Idanre in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Idanre in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Idanre plotted against Ondo and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Idanre peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Ondo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Idanre's incremental SNDi fell from 5.16 to 4.85 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Idanre ranked 12th out of 17 cities in Ondo and 340th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.85
- Rank in Nigeria
- 264th of 422
- Rank in Ondo
- 7th of 17
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.43
- Rank in Nigeria
- 340th of 422
- Rank in Ondo
- 12th of 17
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Pouso Alegre, Brazil
- Winneba, Ghana
- Ballarpur, India
- Diancheng, China
- Bheramara, Bangladesh
- Campbelltown, Australia
In new street additions, Idanre built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Pouso Alegre fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Diancheng fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Idanre and Pouso Alegre both became progressively more disconnected, while Diancheng fluctuated in connectivity. Idanre and Pouso Alegre have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.