Al Qatan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Qatan in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al QatanHadramawt (Region)Yemen (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Qatan plotted against Hadramawt and Yemen. The SNDi of new construction in Al Qatan followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Hadramawt which rose steadily and Yemen which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Qatan ranked 4th out of 7 cities in Hadramawt and 25th out of 58 in Yemen as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.54
Rank in Yemen
25th of 58
Rank in Hadramawt
4th of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al QatanRoyal Tunbridge WellsJogapatti

In new street additions, Al Qatan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Royal Tunbridge Wells built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Jogapatti built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Al Qatan became progressively more disconnected, while Royal Tunbridge Wells became progressively more disconnected and Jogapatti became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Al Qatan and Jogapatti have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.