`Adan Barakah in context: Street-network sprawl trends

`Adan Barakah in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
`Adan BarakahTa`izz (Region)Yemen (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with `Adan Barakah plotted against Ta`izz and Yemen. The SNDi of new construction in `Adan Barakah followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Ta`izz which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Yemen which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, `Adan Barakah ranked 4th out of 9 cities in Ta`izz and 39th out of 58 in Yemen as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.94
Rank in Yemen
39th of 58
Rank in Ta`izz
4th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
`Adan BarakahAkim OdaKintampo

While Akim Oda and Kintampo both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, `Adan Barakah fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Akim Oda and Kintampo both became progressively more disconnected, while `Adan Barakah became progressively more disconnected. Notably, `Adan Barakah had a more connected network than Akim Oda in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.