Naushahro Feroze in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Naushahro Feroze in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Naushahro Feroze plotted against Sindh and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Naushahro Feroze 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, Naushahro Feroze's incremental SNDi fell from 3.68 to 1.79 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Naushahro Feroze ranked 20th out of 50 cities in Sindh and 62nd out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.79
Rank in Pakistan
4th of 292
Rank in Sindh
2nd of 50

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.21
Rank in Pakistan
62nd of 292
Rank in Sindh
20th of 50

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Naushahro FerozeBilecikDoro Gowon

In new street additions, Naushahro Feroze fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bilecik built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Doro Gowon fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Naushahro Feroze fluctuated in connectivity, while Bilecik grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Doro Gowon became progressively more disconnected.