Abu Jibeha in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Abu Jibeha in context

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Abu JibehaSouth Kurdufan (Region)Sudan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Abu Jibeha plotted against South Kurdufan and Sudan. The SNDi of new construction in Abu Jibeha was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to South Kurdufan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Sudan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Abu Jibeha's incremental SNDi rose from 3.09 to 3.86 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Abu Jibeha ranked 4th out of 4 cities in South Kurdufan and 70th out of 78 in Sudan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.86
Rank in Sudan
73rd of 78
Rank in South Kurdufan
4th of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.08
Rank in Sudan
70th of 78
Rank in South Kurdufan
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Abu JibehaPhungDuliajan

In new street additions, Abu Jibeha built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Phùng built increasingly connected streets over time and Duliajan built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Abu Jibeha became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Phùng became progressively more connected and Duliajan became progressively more disconnected. Abu Jibeha and Phùng have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.