Nurrār in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nurrār plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Nurrār was at its lowest in 1976-1990, 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, Nurrār's incremental SNDi rose from 4.53 to 5.14 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nurrār ranked 27th out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 216th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Adis Zemen, Ethiopia
• Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka
• Lin, China
• Guaratinguetá, Brazil
• Tebela, Ethiopia
• Yenakiieve, Ukraine

In new street additions, Nurrār built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Adis Zemen fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Guaratinguetá built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Nurrār became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Adis Zemen fluctuated in connectivity and Guaratinguetá became progressively more disconnected. Nurrār and Adis Zemen have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.