Konye-Urgench in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Konye-Urgench in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Konye-UrgenchDasoguz (Region)Turkmenistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Konye-Urgench plotted against Daşoguz and Turkmenistan. The SNDi of new construction in Konye-Urgench rose steadily, compared to Daşoguz which rose steadily and Turkmenistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Konye-Urgench's incremental SNDi rose from 3.53 to 4.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Konye-Urgench ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Daşoguz and 7th out of 10 in Turkmenistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.9
Rank in Turkmenistan
10th of 10
Rank in Daşoguz
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.24
Rank in Turkmenistan
7th of 10
Rank in Daşoguz
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Konye-UrgenchLemba VillageIkpinle

While Lemba Village and Ikpinlè both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Konye-Urgench built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Lemba Village and Ikpinlè both fluctuated in connectivity, while Konye-Urgench became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Konye-Urgench had a more sprawly network than Lemba Village in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.