Qa`mal in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Qa`mal in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Qa`mal plotted against Sa`dah and Yemen. The SNDi of new construction in Qa`mal rose steadily, compared to Sa`dah which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Yemen which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Qa`mal's incremental SNDi rose from 6.46 to 7.58 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Qa`mal ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Sa`dah and 42nd out of 58 in Yemen as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 7.58
- Rank in Yemen
- 42nd of 58
- Rank in Sa`dah
- 3rd of 3
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 5.88
- Rank in Yemen
- 42nd of 58
- Rank in Sa`dah
- 3rd of 3
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
While Kyaukpadaung and Balsas both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Qa`mal built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Qa`mal and Kyaukpadaung both became progressively more disconnected, while Balsas fluctuated in connectivity. Qa`mal and Kyaukpadaung have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.