Ozamiz in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Ozamiz in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ozamiz plotted against Misamis Occidental and Philippines. The SNDi of new construction in Ozamiz peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Misamis Occidental which rose steadily and Philippines which rose steadily. Most recently, Ozamiz's incremental SNDi fell from 5.49 to 5.37 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ozamiz ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Misamis Occidental and 52nd out of 114 in Philippines as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.37
- Rank in Philippines
- 40th of 114
- Rank in Misamis Occidental
- 1st of 3
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.65
- Rank in Philippines
- 52nd of 114
- Rank in Misamis Occidental
- 3rd of 3
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Argungu, Nigeria
- Adwa, Ethiopia
- Udon Thani, Thailand
- Baiyun, China
- Koidu Town, Sierra Leone
- Balaghat, India
In new street additions, Ozamiz built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Argungu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Baiyun fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Ozamiz and Argungu both became progressively more disconnected, while Baiyun fluctuated in connectivity. Ozamiz and Argungu have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.