Badajoz in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Badajoz in context

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BadajozExtremadura (Region)Spain (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Badajoz plotted against Extremadura and Spain. The SNDi of new construction in Badajoz followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Extremadura which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Spain which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Badajoz's incremental SNDi rose from 1.39 to 1.96 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Badajoz ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Extremadura and 7th out of 85 in Spain as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.96
Rank in Spain
30th of 85
Rank in Extremadura
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.35
Rank in Spain
7th of 85
Rank in Extremadura
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

01234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
01234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BadajozGarsilaGojo Town

In new street additions, Badajoz fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Garsila fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Gojo Town built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Badajoz and Gojo Town both became progressively more disconnected, while Garsila became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Badajoz and Gojo Town have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.