Beruniy in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Beruniy in context

2.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BeruniyQaraqalpaqstan (Region)Uzbekistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Beruniy plotted against Qaraqalpaqstan and Uzbekistan. The SNDi of new construction in Beruniy peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Qaraqalpaqstan which peaked in 1991-2005 and Uzbekistan which rose steadily. Most recently, Beruniy's incremental SNDi fell from 3.96 to 3.77 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Beruniy ranked 1st out of 6 cities in Qaraqalpaqstan and 7th out of 72 in Uzbekistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.77
Rank in Uzbekistan
17th of 72
Rank in Qaraqalpaqstan
2nd of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.76
Rank in Uzbekistan
7th of 72
Rank in Qaraqalpaqstan
1st of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BeruniySorsogon CityParghumti

In new street additions, Beruniy built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Sorsogon City built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Parghumti fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Beruniy and Sorsogon City both became progressively more disconnected, while Parghumti fluctuated in connectivity. Beruniy and Sorsogon City have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.