Al Kiswah in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Kiswah in context

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al KiswahRif Dimashq (Region)Syria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Kiswah plotted against Rif Dimashq and Syria. The SNDi of new construction in Al Kiswah rose steadily, compared to Rif Dimashq which rose steadily and Syria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Al Kiswah's incremental SNDi rose from 2.49 to 7.06 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Kiswah ranked 2nd out of 6 cities in Rif Dimashq and 28th out of 39 in Syria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.06
Rank in Syria
38th of 39
Rank in Rif Dimashq
6th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.51
Rank in Syria
28th of 39
Rank in Rif Dimashq
2nd of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al KiswahMoqueguaChhaola

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