Naudero 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 Naudero plotted against Sindh and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Naudero followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, 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, Naudero's incremental SNDi fell from 5.6 to 3.8 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Naudero ranked 49th out of 50 cities in Sindh and 238th 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?

• Mayang, China
• Gambat, Pakistan
• Ushuaia, Argentina
• Rampura Phul, India
• Yasmansalyk, Turkmenistan
• Maranguape, Brazil

In new street additions, Naudero fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Mayang built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Rampura Phul built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Naudero fluctuated in connectivity, while Mayang grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Rampura Phul became progressively more disconnected. Naudero and Mayang have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.