Street-network Sprawl in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan

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.

Pavlodar: city in Kazakhstan

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 Pavlodar, Kazakhstan on the sprawlmap

Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Pavlodar as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.69, which is relatively well-connected.

Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.07, 0.51, 1.23 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.

Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Pavlodar spans a total of 362 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 0.51, 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 1.07, 0.68, 0.69 and 0.69. Disconnectivity in Pavlodar's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1976-1990, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 1975.

Pavlodar and Pavlodar 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 Pavlodar followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.

How do development practices in Pavlodar fare in comparison to others in Pavlodar? out of the 1 cities in Pavlodar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Pavlodar ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990 and 1st in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.

Pavlodar and Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.

How do development practices in Pavlodar fare in comparison to others in Kazakhstan? out of the 27 cities in Kazakhstan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Kazakhstan, street construction in Pavlodar has become more connected. Pavlodar ranked 22nd in 1975, 26th in 1976-1990 and 23rd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.

Pavlodar and Pavlodar do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Pavlodar followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in Pavlodar was at its lowest in 1976-1990.

To date, Pavlodar is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Pavlodar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Pavlodar ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.

Pavlodar and Kazakhstan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Pavlodar followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in Kazakhstan was at its lowest in 1976-1990.

To date, Pavlodar is the 27th-most disconnected out of the 27 cities in Kazakhstan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Kazakhstan, the street network in Pavlodar has become more connected. Pavlodar ranked 22nd in 1975, 26th in 1976-1990, 26th in 1991-2000 and 27th in 2001-2014.

As of 2015, Pavlodar had a built-up area of 41.66 square kilometers, and a population of 235888 people.

These are some other cities with approximately the same population: