Havelian Cantonment in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Havelian Cantonment in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Havelian CantonmentKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Havelian Cantonment plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Havelian Cantonment rose steadily, compared to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Pakistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Havelian Cantonment's incremental SNDi rose from 5.74 to 6.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Havelian Cantonment ranked 32nd out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 235th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.29
Rank in Pakistan
237th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
37th of 67

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.22
Rank in Pakistan
235th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
32nd of 67

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Havelian CantonmentKulauraSidhauli

In new street additions, Havelian Cantonment built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Kulaura built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Sidhauli fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Havelian Cantonment became progressively more disconnected, while Kulaura grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Sidhauli fluctuated in connectivity. Havelian Cantonment and Sidhauli have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.