Al Mayadin in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Mayadin in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al MayadinDayr Az Zawr (Region)Syria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Mayadin plotted against Dayr Az Zawr and Syria. The SNDi of new construction in Al Mayadin rose steadily, compared to Dayr Az Zawr which rose steadily and Syria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Al Mayadin's incremental SNDi rose from 2.88 to 4.19 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Mayadin ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Dayr Az Zawr and 19th out of 39 in Syria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.19
Rank in Syria
33rd of 39
Rank in Dayr Az Zawr
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.18
Rank in Syria
19th of 39
Rank in Dayr Az Zawr
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al MayadinDhanaujiRatnapura

In new street additions, Al Mayadin and Ratnapura both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Dhanauji built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Al Mayadin and Ratnapura both became progressively more disconnected, while Dhanauji became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Al Mayadin and Dhanauji have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.