Haleji Sharif in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Haleji Sharif in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Haleji SharifSindh (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Haleji Sharif plotted against Sindh and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Haleji Sharif was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Sindh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Pakistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Haleji Sharif's incremental SNDi rose from 1.71 to 2.63 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Haleji Sharif ranked 3rd out of 50 cities in Sindh and 6th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.63
Rank in Pakistan
13th of 292
Rank in Sindh
7th of 50

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.32
Rank in Pakistan
6th of 292
Rank in Sindh
3rd of 50

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Haleji SharifPatrocinioUngwan Shehu

While Patrocínio and Ungwan Shehu both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Haleji Sharif built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Patrocínio and Ungwan Shehu both became progressively more disconnected, while Haleji Sharif became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Haleji Sharif and Ungwan Shehu have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.