Ikotos in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ikotos in context

1.21.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
IkotosEastern Equatoria (Region)South Sudan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ikotos plotted against Eastern Equatoria and South Sudan. The SNDi of new construction in Ikotos followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Eastern Equatoria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease and South Sudan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ikotos's incremental SNDi rose from 1.39 to 1.55 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ikotos ranked 1st out of 8 cities in Eastern Equatoria and 4th out of 16 in South Sudan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.55
Rank in South Sudan
5th of 16
Rank in Eastern Equatoria
1st of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.55
Rank in South Sudan
4th of 16
Rank in Eastern Equatoria
1st of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
IkotosBinjiangzhenIslam Qala

In new street additions, Ikotos fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Binjiangzhen built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Islam Qala fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Ikotos fluctuated in connectivity, while Binjiangzhen became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Islam Qala grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Ikotos and Binjiangzhen have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.