Street-network Sprawl in Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli, Egypt

What is Street-network sprawl?

Street-network Sprawl is a way to measure urban sprawl, worldwide, through the connectedness of the streets. Less sprawl means more connected, more walkable streets. Well-connected streets – like New York City’s grid – are more walkable and can be served by public transit.

The street network is permanent, and its connectivity affects the livability and environmental footprint of cities for decades and centuries to come. In places with more connected streets, residents drive less and walk more. A well-connected street network is associated with better outcomes for health, the environment, sustainable consumption, social integration, and equity.

We can quantify how connected street networks are with the Street Network Disconnectedness Index (SNDi).

SNDi -- our measure of street-network sprawl (disconnectedness)

The SNDi is a comprehensive measurement of “sprawl”. It captures:

A higher SNDi means less-connected streets – i.e., more sprawl. For the 10137 cities in our dataset, the average SNDi is 2.25, with half of the cities' SNDis falling between 1.08 and 3.25.

More information on the sprawl index can be found in these research papers:

To see the state of street-network sprawl across the globe, visit the sprawlmap.

Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli: city in Aswan, Egypt

What exactly constitutes the spatial extent of the city? For these aggregations, we used the Global Human Settlement Layer Urban Center Database (GHS-UCDB) to define the boundaries of the city. These cities -- or urban centers -- cover areas that are densely populated and built-up, and so may extend beyond the spatial borders of these cities that we may be familiar with. The GHS area is shaded in blue.

View Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli, Egypt on the sprawlmap

Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.22, which is relatively well-connected.

Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.34, -0.85, 0.3 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.

Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli spans a total of 67 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.34, which is relatively well-connected.

Effect on the aggregate network: New construction in each period adds to the total stock of streets, but does not change streets that have already been built. Therefore, it has a limited effect on the street network as a whole. The SNDis of the aggregate street network in the respective time periods are 1.34, 1.28, 1.22 and 1.22. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli has become more connected.

Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli and Aswan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Aswan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.

How do development practices in Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli fare in comparison to others in Aswan? out of the 3 cities in Aswan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Aswan, street construction in Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli has become more connected. Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli ranked 2nd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990 and 3rd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.

Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli and Egypt do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Egypt followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.

How do development practices in Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli fare in comparison to others in Egypt? out of the 170 cities in Egypt. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Egypt, street construction in Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli has become more disconnected. Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli ranked 120th in 1975, 114th in 1976-1990 and 69th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.

Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli and Aswan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Aswan was at its lowest in 1976-1990.

To date, Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Aswan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Aswan, the street network in Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli has become more connected. Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli ranked 2nd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.

Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli and Egypt do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Egypt was at its lowest in 1976-1990.

To date, Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli is the 144th-most disconnected out of the 170 cities in Egypt. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Egypt, the street network in Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli has become more connected. Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli ranked 120th in 1975, 138th in 1976-1990, 141st in 1991-2000 and 144th in 2001-2014.

As of 2015, Ezbet al Sibil Qiblli had a built-up area of 3.49 square kilometers, and a population of 60544 people.

These are some other cities with approximately the same population: