Ain El Melh in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ain El Melh in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ain El MelhM'Sila (Region)Algeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ain El Melh plotted against M'Sila and Algeria. The SNDi of new construction in Ain El Melh fell steadily, compared to M'Sila which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Algeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease. Most recently, Ain El Melh's incremental SNDi fell from 2.09 to 1.99 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ain El Melh ranked 4th out of 4 cities in M'Sila and 52nd out of 109 in Algeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.99
Rank in Algeria
38th of 109
Rank in M'Sila
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.13
Rank in Algeria
52nd of 109
Rank in M'Sila
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ain El MelhElele AliminiManica

In new street additions, Ain El Melh built increasingly connected streets over time, while Elele Alimini built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Manica fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Elele Alimini and Manica both became progressively more disconnected, while Ain El Melh became progressively more connected. Ain El Melh and Elele Alimini have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.