Mecheria in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mecheria 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
MecheriaNaama (Region)Algeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mecheria plotted against Naâma and Algeria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Mecheria's incremental SNDi rose from 1.35 to 1.61 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mecheria ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Naâma and 10th out of 109 in Algeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.61
Rank in Algeria
22nd of 109
Rank in Naâma
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.38
Rank in Algeria
10th of 109
Rank in Naâma
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
MecheriaItaperunaTarinkot

In new street additions, Mecheria fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Itaperuna built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Tarinkot built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Mecheria and Itaperuna both became progressively more disconnected, while Tarinkot became progressively more connected. Mecheria and Tarinkot have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.