Manavgat in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Manavgat in context

1.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ManavgatAntalya (Region)Turkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Manavgat plotted against Antalya and Turkey. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Manavgat's incremental SNDi rose from 1.66 to 2.14 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Manavgat ranked 2nd out of 5 cities in Antalya and 53rd out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.14
Rank in Turkey
70th of 174
Rank in Antalya
2nd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.76
Rank in Turkey
53rd of 174
Rank in Antalya
2nd of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ManavgatQiheKattakurgan

In new street additions, Manavgat fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Qihe built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Kattakurgan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Manavgat fluctuated in connectivity, while Qihe became progressively more disconnected and Kattakurgan grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Manavgat had a more sprawly network than Qihe in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.