Denov in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Denov in context

4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DenovSurxondaryo (Region)Uzbekistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Denov plotted against Surxondaryo and Uzbekistan. The SNDi of new construction in Denov followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Surxondaryo which peaked in 1991-2005 and Uzbekistan which rose steadily. Most recently, Denov's incremental SNDi rose from 5.92 to 6.57 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Denov ranked 7th out of 8 cities in Surxondaryo and 70th out of 72 in Uzbekistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.57
Rank in Uzbekistan
64th of 72
Rank in Surxondaryo
4th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.08
Rank in Uzbekistan
70th of 72
Rank in Surxondaryo
7th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DenovHwadoCherkessk

In new street additions, Denov and Hwado both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Cherkessk built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Denov and Hwado both fluctuated in connectivity, while Cherkessk became progressively more disconnected.