Niğde in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nigde in context

22.22.42.62.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.22.42.62.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NigdeNigde (Region)Turkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Niğde plotted against Nigde and Turkey. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Niğde's incremental SNDi rose from 2.05 to 2.34 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Niğde ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Nigde and 92nd out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.34
Rank in Turkey
94th of 174
Rank in Nigde
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.06
Rank in Turkey
92nd of 174
Rank in Nigde
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NigdeSaad Al-AbdullaElista

In new street additions, Niğde and Saad Al-Abdulla both fluctuated in street-construction patterns, while Elista built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Niğde became progressively more disconnected, while Saad Al-Abdulla fluctuated in connectivity and Elista grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Niğde and Saad Al-Abdulla have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.