Yüksekova in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Yuksekova in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
YuksekovaHakkari (Region)Turkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Yüksekova plotted against Hakkari and Turkey. The SNDi of new construction in Yüksekova rose steadily, compared to Hakkari which peaked in 1976-1990 and Turkey which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Yüksekova's incremental SNDi rose from 3.28 to 3.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Yüksekova ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Hakkari and 154th out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.39
Rank in Turkey
149th of 174
Rank in Hakkari
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.12
Rank in Turkey
154th of 174
Rank in Hakkari
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
YuksekovaYiliangPaardekraal Ext 2

While Yiliang and Paardekraal Ext 2 both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, Yüksekova built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Yiliang and Paardekraal Ext 2 both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Yüksekova became progressively more disconnected. Yüksekova and Yiliang have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.