Sheiria in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sheiria in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sheiria plotted against East Darfur and Sudan. The SNDi of new construction in Sheiria followed a zig-zag trend, 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. In terms of the aggregate network, Sheiria ranked 5th out of 7 cities in East Darfur and 68th out of 78 in Sudan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.51
Rank in Sudan
59th of 78
Rank in East Darfur
5th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.51
Rank in Sudan
68th of 78
Rank in East Darfur
5th of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SheiriaBouafleShaxi

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