Evaluation of Al-Najaf road networks connectivity and Spatial Pattern

Abstract

Road network development is a key factor in developing any region in these days. The correct connectivity and the right orientation are needed in an urgent way in order to make a development to road network. However, the attention that is given to the development of the road network especially in the urban areas is insufficient. Thus, the analysis of the road network in the city of Al-Najaf is the main focus of this paper. Beta, Gama, Eta indices and other measures such as spreading index, correlation index were adopted in this study in order to assess the road network for the city. The main findings of this study are that there is an urgent need to improve the road network, and one way to do this is constructing new roads. Lastly, a better prediction to the network can be given by measuring the density of the city road network.