Novouralsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Novouralsk in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NovouralskSverdlovsk (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Novouralsk plotted against Sverdlovsk and Russia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Novouralsk's incremental SNDi rose from 2.57 to 3.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Novouralsk ranked 2nd out of 8 cities in Sverdlovsk and 35th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.28
Rank in Russia
106th of 252
Rank in Sverdlovsk
4th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.76
Rank in Russia
35th of 252
Rank in Sverdlovsk
2nd of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.81.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.81.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NovouralskHyangnamBignona

While Hyangnam and Bignona both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Novouralsk built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Novouralsk and Hyangnam have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.