Ras Laffan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ras Laffan in context

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ras LaffanAl Khor (Region)Qatar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ras Laffan plotted against Al Khor and Qatar. The SNDi of new construction in Ras Laffan followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Al Khor which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Qatar which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Ras Laffan's incremental SNDi rose from 1.1 to 1.67 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ras Laffan ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Al Khor and 1st out of 4 in Qatar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.67
Rank in Qatar
1st of 4
Rank in Al Khor
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.64
Rank in Qatar
1st of 4
Rank in Al Khor
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ras LaffanRamachandrapuramHoleta Genet

While Ramachandrapuram and Holeta Genet both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Ras Laffan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Ramachandrapuram and Holeta Genet both became progressively more disconnected, while Ras Laffan fluctuated in connectivity.