Wukari in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Wukari in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wukari plotted against Taraba and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Wukari rose steadily, compared to Taraba which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Wukari's incremental SNDi rose from 2.37 to 2.73 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wukari ranked 1st out of 8 cities in Taraba and 68th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 2.73
- Rank in Nigeria
- 94th of 422
- Rank in Taraba
- 1st of 8
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 1.9
- Rank in Nigeria
- 68th of 422
- Rank in Taraba
- 1st of 8
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Gangu, China
- Lens, France
- Afamolla, Bangladesh
- Kandhkot, Pakistan
- Gonghuakeng, Taiwan
- Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia
In new street additions, Wukari built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Gangu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Kandhkot fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Wukari and Gangu both became progressively more disconnected, while Kandhkot fluctuated in connectivity. Wukari and Kandhkot have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.