Hama in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hama in context

2.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HamaHamah (Region)Syria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hama plotted against Hamah and Syria. The SNDi of new construction in Hama rose steadily, compared to Hamah which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Syria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Hama's incremental SNDi rose from 3.07 to 3.84 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hama ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Hamah and 24th out of 39 in Syria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.84
Rank in Syria
30th of 39
Rank in Hamah
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.4
Rank in Syria
24th of 39
Rank in Hamah
2nd of 3

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
HamaCiudad ObregonRouen

In new street additions, Hama and Ciudad Obregón both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Rouen fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.