Ed Dueim in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ed Dueim in context

1.51.82.1<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.51.82.1<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ed DueimWhite Nile (Region)Sudan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ed Dueim plotted against White Nile and Sudan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ed Dueim's incremental SNDi rose from 1.61 to 1.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ed Dueim ranked 3rd out of 6 cities in White Nile and 29th out of 78 in Sudan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.62
Rank in Sudan
34th of 78
Rank in White Nile
3rd of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.47
Rank in Sudan
29th of 78
Rank in White Nile
3rd of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ed DueimMaraghehMandideep

In new street additions, Ed Dueim fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Maragheh built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Mandideep built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Ed Dueim and Maragheh have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.