Say'un in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Say'un in context

3.23.644.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.23.644.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Say'unHadramawt (Region)Yemen (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Say'un plotted against Hadramawt and Yemen. The SNDi of new construction in Say'un 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, Say'un ranked 6th out of 7 cities in Hadramawt and 27th out of 58 in Yemen as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.67
Rank in Yemen
27th of 58
Rank in Hadramawt
6th of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

51015<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
51015<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Say'unSuranBanshkhali

In new street additions, Say'un fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Suran built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Banshkhali fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Say'un became progressively more disconnected, while Suran became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Banshkhali fluctuated in connectivity.