Ksar El Boukhari in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ksar El Boukhari in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ksar El BoukhariMedea (Region)Algeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ksar El Boukhari plotted against Médéa and Algeria. The SNDi of new construction in Ksar El Boukhari peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Médéa which was at its lowest in 1976-1990 and Algeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease. Most recently, Ksar El Boukhari's incremental SNDi fell from 3.32 to 3.0 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ksar El Boukhari ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Médéa and 84th out of 109 in Algeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.0
Rank in Algeria
76th of 109
Rank in Médéa
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.39
Rank in Algeria
84th of 109
Rank in Médéa
2nd of 3

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
Ksar El BoukhariSaen SukCeel Dheer

In new street additions, Ksar El Boukhari built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Saen Suk built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Ceel Dheer fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Ksar El Boukhari grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Saen Suk became progressively more disconnected and Ceel Dheer became progressively more connected. Notably, Ksar El Boukhari had a more sprawly network than Saen Suk in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.