Los Cristianos in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Los Cristianos in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Los CristianosIslas Canarias (Region)Spain (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Los Cristianos plotted against Islas Canarias and Spain. The SNDi of new construction in Los Cristianos followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Islas Canarias which peaked in 1976-1990 and Spain which peaked in 1976-1990. In terms of the aggregate network, Los Cristianos ranked 2nd out of 6 cities in Islas Canarias and 55th out of 85 in Spain as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.13
Rank in Spain
55th of 85
Rank in Islas Canarias
2nd of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Los CristianosBanswadaMathia Alam

In new street additions, Los Cristianos fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Banswada built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Mathia Alam fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Los Cristianos became progressively more disconnected, while Banswada became progressively more disconnected and Mathia Alam fluctuated in connectivity. Los Cristianos and Banswada have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.