Elazığ in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Elazig 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
ElazigTurkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Elazığ plotted against Turkey. The SNDi of new construction in Elazığ fell steadily, while Turkey followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Elazığ's incremental SNDi fell from 1.86 to 1.84 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Elazığ ranked 85th out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.84
Rank in Turkey
46th of 174

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.0
Rank in Turkey
85th of 174

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Elazig`AdanBo'ai

In new street additions, Elazığ built increasingly connected streets over time, while `Adan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Bo'ai built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Elazığ became progressively more connected, while `Adan fluctuated in connectivity and Bo'ai grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved.