Khureit (Al Kuma) in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Khureit (Al Kuma) in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Khureit (Al Kuma) plotted against North Darfur and Sudan. The SNDi of new construction in Khureit (Al Kuma) followed a zig-zag trend, compared to North Darfur which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Sudan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Khureit (Al Kuma)'s incremental SNDi rose from 0.91 to 1.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Khureit (Al Kuma) ranked 4th out of 9 cities in North Darfur and 25th out of 78 in Sudan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 1.45
- Rank in Sudan
- 22nd of 78
- Rank in North Darfur
- 3rd of 9
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 1.43
- Rank in Sudan
- 25th of 78
- Rank in North Darfur
- 4th of 9
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
While Ramgarhwa and Kita both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Khureit (Al Kuma) fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full network, Khureit (Al Kuma) fluctuated in connectivity, while Ramgarhwa grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Kita became progressively more disconnected. Khureit (Al Kuma) and Kita have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.