Nablus in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nablus in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NablusWest Bank (Region)Palestine (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nablus plotted against West Bank and Palestine. The SNDi of new construction in Nablus rose steadily, compared to West Bank which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Palestine which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Nablus's incremental SNDi rose from 4.52 to 5.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nablus ranked 5th out of 11 cities in West Bank and 8th out of 14 in Palestine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.39
Rank in Palestine
9th of 14
Rank in West Bank
6th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.14
Rank in Palestine
8th of 14
Rank in West Bank
5th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NablusSiverekGagnoa

While Siverek and Gagnoa both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Nablus built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Nablus and Gagnoa both became progressively more disconnected, while Siverek fluctuated in connectivity.