Gaggoo in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Gaggoo in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gaggoo plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Gaggoo peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Punjab which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Pakistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Gaggoo's incremental SNDi fell from 4.12 to 3.24 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gaggoo ranked 79th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 128th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 3.24
- Rank in Pakistan
- 37th of 292
- Rank in Punjab
- 21st of 146
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.8
- Rank in Pakistan
- 128th of 292
- Rank in Punjab
- 79th of 146
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Bholarhat, Bangladesh
- Deori Khas, India
- Saint-Brieuc, France
- Chistopol, Russia
- Ilara Mokin, Nigeria
- Gütersloh, Germany
In new street additions, Gaggoo built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Bholarhat fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Chistopol built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Gaggoo grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Bholarhat fluctuated in connectivity and Chistopol became progressively more disconnected.