Volgodonsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Volgodonsk in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VolgodonskRostov (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Volgodonsk plotted against Rostov and Russia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Volgodonsk's incremental SNDi rose from 2.89 to 3.31 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Volgodonsk ranked 3rd out of 9 cities in Rostov and 100th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.31
Rank in Russia
108th of 252
Rank in Rostov
3rd of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.26
Rank in Russia
100th of 252
Rank in Rostov
3rd of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VolgodonskDuekoueUnguwar Arewa

In new street additions, Volgodonsk built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Duekoue fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Unguwar Arewa built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Volgodonsk and Duekoue both became progressively more disconnected, while Unguwar Arewa grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.