Hazro in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Hazro in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hazro plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Hazro rose steadily, 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, Hazro's incremental SNDi rose from 3.42 to 3.97 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hazro ranked 64th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 102nd out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 3.97
- Rank in Pakistan
- 87th of 292
- Rank in Punjab
- 52nd of 146
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.48
- Rank in Pakistan
- 102nd of 292
- Rank in Punjab
- 64th of 146
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Dumai, Indonesia
- Enping, China
- Gaibandha, Bangladesh
- Bonny, Nigeria
- Khalilabad, India
- Caserta, Italy
In new street additions, Hazro and Dumai both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Bonny fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Hazro and Dumai both became progressively more disconnected, while Bonny fluctuated in connectivity. Hazro and Dumai have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.