Al Qusair in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Qusair 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
Al QusairHims (Region)Syria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Qusair plotted against Hims and Syria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Al Qusair's incremental SNDi rose from 1.74 to 1.94 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Qusair ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Hims and 3rd out of 39 in Syria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.94
Rank in Syria
5th of 39
Rank in Hims
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.46
Rank in Syria
3rd of 39
Rank in Hims
1st of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al QusairAkyaziogjeongsindosi

In new street additions, Al Qusair fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Akyazı built increasingly disconnected streets over time and 옥정신도시 built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Al Qusair and Akyazı both became progressively more disconnected, while 옥정신도시 became progressively more connected. Al Qusair and 옥정신도시 have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.