Akçaabat in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Akcaabat in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AkcaabatTrabzon (Region)Turkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Akçaabat plotted against Trabzon and Turkey. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Akçaabat's incremental SNDi rose from 3.7 to 6.38 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Akçaabat ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Trabzon and 163rd out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.38
Rank in Turkey
172nd of 174
Rank in Trabzon
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.99
Rank in Turkey
163rd of 174
Rank in Trabzon
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AkcaabatHuachoChangfeng

In new street additions, Akçaabat and Huacho both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Changfeng built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Akçaabat and Huacho both fluctuated in connectivity, while Changfeng grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Akçaabat and Huacho have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.