Xo'jand in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Xo'jand in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xo'jand plotted against Namangan and Uzbekistan. The SNDi of new construction in Xo'jand followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Namangan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Uzbekistan which rose steadily. Most recently, Xo'jand's incremental SNDi rose from 3.58 to 4.51 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xo'jand ranked 5th out of 8 cities in Namangan and 42nd out of 72 in Uzbekistan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.51
- Rank in Uzbekistan
- 41st of 72
- Rank in Namangan
- 7th of 8
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.74
- Rank in Uzbekistan
- 42nd of 72
- Rank in Namangan
- 5th of 8
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Xo'jand and Abomsa both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Khusalpur built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Xo'jand and Abomsa both fluctuated in connectivity, while Khusalpur became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards.