Azov in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Azov in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Azov plotted against Rostov and Russia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Azov's incremental SNDi rose from 3.14 to 4.92 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Azov ranked 7th out of 9 cities in Rostov and 154th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.92
- Rank in Russia
- 211th of 252
- Rank in Rostov
- 8th of 9
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 2.66
- Rank in Russia
- 154th of 252
- Rank in Rostov
- 7th of 9
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Biala, Egypt
- Dunedin, New Zealand
- Baoshan, China
- Shangdu, China
- Nsawam, Ghana
- Pindamonhangaba, Brazil
In new street additions, Azov and Biala both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Shangdu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Azov and Biala have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.