Yatta in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Yatta in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Yatta plotted against West Bank and Palestine. The SNDi of new construction in Yatta was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to West Bank which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Palestine which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Yatta's incremental SNDi rose from 4.21 to 5.27 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Yatta ranked 7th out of 11 cities in West Bank and 10th out of 14 in Palestine as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.27
- Rank in Palestine
- 8th of 14
- Rank in West Bank
- 5th of 11
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 5.43
- Rank in Palestine
- 10th of 14
- Rank in West Bank
- 7th of 11
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Yatta built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Bregenz built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Zagora built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Yatta became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Bregenz became progressively more disconnected and Zagora became progressively more connected.