Al Amerat in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Amerat in context

3.43.63.844.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.43.63.844.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al AmeratMuscat (Region)Oman (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Amerat plotted against Muscat and Oman. The SNDi of new construction in Al Amerat fell steadily, compared to Muscat which peaked in 1991-2005 and Oman which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Al Amerat's incremental SNDi fell from 4.0 to 3.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Amerat ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Muscat and 8th out of 9 in Oman as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.9
Rank in Oman
6th of 9
Rank in Muscat
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.11
Rank in Oman
8th of 9
Rank in Muscat
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al AmeratGoyaChitrakoot

While Goya and Chitrakoot both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Al Amerat built increasingly connected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Al Amerat became progressively more connected, while Goya became progressively more disconnected and Chitrakoot fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Al Amerat had a more sprawly network than Chitrakoot in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.