Apsheronsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Apsheronsk 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
ApsheronskKrasnodar (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Apsheronsk plotted against Krasnodar and Russia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Apsheronsk's incremental SNDi rose from 3.49 to 4.0 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Apsheronsk ranked 7th out of 15 cities in Krasnodar and 149th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.0
Rank in Russia
167th of 252
Rank in Krasnodar
10th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.6
Rank in Russia
149th of 252
Rank in Krasnodar
7th of 15

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

What about similarly populated cities?

012345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
012345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ApsheronskNanhuaMaganja

While Nanhua and Maganja both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Apsheronsk built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Apsheronsk and Nanhua both became progressively more disconnected, while Maganja fluctuated in connectivity. Apsheronsk and Nanhua have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.