Barka in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Barka in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BarkaAl Batinah South (Region)Oman (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Barka plotted against Al Batinah South and Oman. The SNDi of new construction in Barka followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Al Batinah South which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Oman which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Barka's incremental SNDi rose from 2.06 to 2.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Barka ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Al Batinah South and 2nd out of 9 in Oman as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.62
Rank in Oman
2nd of 9
Rank in Al Batinah South
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.43
Rank in Oman
2nd of 9
Rank in Al Batinah South
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BarkaSedrataNansio

In new street additions, Barka and Sedrata both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Nansio built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Sedrata and Nansio both became progressively more disconnected, while Barka fluctuated in connectivity. Barka and Nansio have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.