Djamaa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Djamaa in context

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DjamaaEl Oued (Region)Algeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Djamaa plotted against El Oued and Algeria. While El Oued and Algeria both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, Djamaa's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Djamaa's incremental SNDi rose from 1.15 to 1.22 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Djamaa ranked 2nd out of 4 cities in El Oued and 2nd out of 109 in Algeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.22
Rank in Algeria
4th of 109
Rank in El Oued
2nd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.18
Rank in Algeria
2nd of 109
Rank in El Oued
2nd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DjamaaKibomboVinces

Djamaa, Kibombo, and Vinces all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Djamaa and Kibombo both became progressively more disconnected, while Vinces fluctuated in connectivity. Djamaa and Kibombo have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.