Habil al Jazi` in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Habil al Jazi` in context

8162432<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
8162432<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Habil al Jazi`Ta`izz (Region)Yemen (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Habil al Jazi` plotted against Ta`izz and Yemen. The SNDi of new construction in Habil al Jazi` followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, 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, Habil al Jazi` ranked 8th out of 9 cities in Ta`izz and 56th out of 58 in Yemen as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
29.08
Rank in Yemen
52nd of 58
Rank in Ta`izz
7th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
14.42
Rank in Yemen
56th of 58
Rank in Ta`izz
8th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

08162432<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
08162432<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Habil al Jazi`Ipetu IjeshaRajendrapur

In new street additions, Habil al Jazi` fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ipetu Ijesha built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Rajendrapur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Habil al Jazi` grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Ipetu Ijesha became progressively more disconnected and Rajendrapur became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.