Street-network Sprawl in Каинская Заимка, Russia

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.

Каинская Заимка: city in Novosibirsk, Russia

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 Каинская Заимка, Russia on the sprawlmap

Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Каинская Заимка as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.02, which is very well-connected.

Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are -0.05, 0.38, 0.17 and -0.24. Street construction in Каинская Заимка increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1976-1990 were the most disconnected.

Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Каинская Заимка spans a total of 81 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of -0.05, which is very 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 -0.05, 0.03, 0.03 and 0.02. The aggregate street network in Каинская Заимка increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 2000.

Каинская Заимка and Novosibirsk do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Каинская Заимка peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Novosibirsk rose steadily.

How do development practices in Каинская Заимка fare in comparison to others in Novosibirsk? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Каинская Заимка was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Novosibirsk. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Каинская Заимка ranked 4th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.

Каинская Заимка and Russia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Каинская Заимка peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Russia rose steadily.

How do development practices in Каинская Заимка fare in comparison to others in Russia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Каинская Заимка was the 179th-most disconnected out of the 206 cities in Russia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Russia, street construction in Каинская Заимка has become more disconnected. Каинская Заимка ranked 204th in 1975, 195th in 1976-1990, 171st in 1991-2000 and 179th in 2001-2014.

Каинская Заимка and Novosibirsk do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Каинская Заимка peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Novosibirsk rose steadily.

To date, Каинская Заимка is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Novosibirsk. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Каинская Заимка ranked 4th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.

Каинская Заимка and Russia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Каинская Заимка peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Russia rose steadily.

To date, Каинская Заимка is the 206th-most disconnected out of the 206 cities in Russia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Russia, the street network in Каинская Заимка has become more connected. Каинская Заимка ranked 204th in 1975, 206th in 1976-1990, 206th in 1991-2000 and 206th in 2001-2014.

As of 2015, Каинская Заимка had a built-up area of 9.63 square kilometers, and a population of 67661 people.

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