Dema in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Dema in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DemaBashkortostan (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Dema plotted against Bashkortostan and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Dema followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Bashkortostan which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Dema's incremental SNDi rose from 2.51 to 3.22 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Dema ranked 7th out of 9 cities in Bashkortostan and 162nd out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.22
Rank in Russia
102nd of 252
Rank in Bashkortostan
7th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.74
Rank in Russia
162nd of 252
Rank in Bashkortostan
7th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DemaVilanova i la GeltruBaghpat Road

In new street additions, Dema fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Vilanova i la Geltrú built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Baghpat Road built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Dema fluctuated in connectivity, while Vilanova i la Geltrú became progressively more disconnected and Baghpat Road became progressively more connected. Dema and Baghpat Road have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.