Homs in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Homs in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HomsHims (Region)Syria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Homs plotted against Hims and Syria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Homs's incremental SNDi rose from 3.13 to 3.46 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Homs ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Hims and 17th out of 39 in Syria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.46
Rank in Syria
26th of 39
Rank in Hims
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.1
Rank in Syria
17th of 39
Rank in Hims
2nd 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
HomsCucutaChapainawabganj

Homs, Cúcuta, and Chapainawabganj all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Homs and Chapainawabganj have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.