Kalma Camp in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kalma Camp in context

11.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
11.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kalma CampEast Darfur (Region)Sudan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kalma Camp plotted against East Darfur and Sudan. The SNDi of new construction in Kalma Camp followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to East Darfur which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Sudan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Kalma Camp's incremental SNDi fell from 1.27 to 1.13 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kalma Camp ranked 2nd out of 7 cities in East Darfur and 7th out of 78 in Sudan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.13
Rank in Sudan
6th of 78
Rank in East Darfur
1st of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.13
Rank in Sudan
7th of 78
Rank in East Darfur
2nd of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kalma CampPhsar PromSesquile

In new street additions, Kalma Camp fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Phsar Prom built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Sesquilé fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kalma Camp fluctuated in connectivity, while Phsar Prom became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Sesquilé grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Kalma Camp and Phsar Prom have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.