ICAD I in context: Street-network sprawl trends

ICAD I in context

2.42.733.33.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.733.33.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ICAD IAbu Dhabi (Region)United Arab Emirates (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with ICAD I plotted against Abu Dhabi and United Arab Emirates. The SNDi of new construction in ICAD I followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Abu Dhabi which peaked in 1991-2005 and United Arab Emirates which rose steadily. Most recently, ICAD I's incremental SNDi rose from 2.59 to 2.94 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, ICAD I ranked 6th out of 9 cities in Abu Dhabi and 10th out of 15 in United Arab Emirates as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.94
Rank in United Arab Emirates
11th of 15
Rank in Abu Dhabi
7th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.73
Rank in United Arab Emirates
10th of 15
Rank in Abu Dhabi
6th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ICAD IThakurdwaraPingliang

In new street additions, ICAD I and Pingliang both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Thakurdwara built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Thakurdwara and Pingliang both became progressively more disconnected, while ICAD I fluctuated in connectivity. ICAD I and Thakurdwara have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.