Noyabrsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Noyabrsk in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NoyabrskYamal-Nenets (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Noyabrsk plotted against Yamal-Nenets and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Noyabrsk followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Yamal-Nenets which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Noyabrsk's incremental SNDi rose from 1.69 to 2.2 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Noyabrsk ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Yamal-Nenets and 38th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.2
Rank in Russia
29th of 252
Rank in Yamal-Nenets
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.8
Rank in Russia
38th of 252
Rank in Yamal-Nenets
1st of 3

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
NoyabrskOjuTshimbalanga

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