Büyükpınar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Buyukpinar in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BuyukpinarGaziantep (Region)Turkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Büyükpınar plotted against Gaziantep and Turkey. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Büyükpınar's incremental SNDi rose from 2.62 to 2.86 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Büyükpınar ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Gaziantep and 138th out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.86
Rank in Turkey
128th of 174
Rank in Gaziantep
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.8
Rank in Turkey
138th of 174
Rank in Gaziantep
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BuyukpinarChokweCaijiagang

In new street additions, Büyükpınar and Chókwè both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Caijiagang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Büyükpınar fluctuated in connectivity, while Chókwè became progressively more disconnected and Caijiagang fluctuated in connectivity. Büyükpınar and Chókwè have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.