Mirpur Mathelo in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Mirpur Mathelo in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mirpur Mathelo plotted against Sindh and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Mirpur Mathelo 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, Mirpur Mathelo's incremental SNDi rose from 3.81 to 4.12 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mirpur Mathelo ranked 40th out of 50 cities in Sindh and 186th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.12
- Rank in Pakistan
- 98th of 292
- Rank in Sindh
- 24th of 50
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.41
- Rank in Pakistan
- 186th of 292
- Rank in Sindh
- 40th of 50
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Mirpur Mathelo built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Phủ Lý built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Madaoua fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Mirpur Mathelo became progressively more connected, while Phủ Lý grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Madaoua became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Mirpur Mathelo had a more sprawly network than Phủ Lý in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.