Birecik in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Birecik in context

2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BirecikSanliurfa (Region)Turkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Birecik plotted against Sanliurfa and Turkey. The SNDi of new construction in Birecik peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Sanliurfa which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Turkey which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Birecik's incremental SNDi fell from 4.2 to 3.26 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Birecik ranked 7th out of 8 cities in Sanliurfa and 164th out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.26
Rank in Turkey
146th of 174
Rank in Sanliurfa
7th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.13
Rank in Turkey
164th of 174
Rank in Sanliurfa
7th of 8

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
BirecikYejiBurdur

In new street additions, Birecik built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Yeji built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Burdur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Birecik grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Yeji became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Burdur became progressively more disconnected. Birecik and Yeji have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.