Siverek in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Siverek in context

1.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SiverekSanliurfa (Region)Turkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Siverek plotted against Sanliurfa and Turkey. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Siverek's incremental SNDi rose from 1.31 to 1.65 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Siverek ranked 2nd out of 8 cities in Sanliurfa and 14th out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.65
Rank in Turkey
17th of 174
Rank in Sanliurfa
1st of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.39
Rank in Turkey
14th of 174
Rank in Sanliurfa
2nd of 8

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
SiverekM'SilaNablus

In new street additions, Siverek and M'Sila both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Nablus built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Siverek and M'Sila both fluctuated in connectivity, while Nablus became progressively more disconnected. Siverek and M'Sila have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.