Ain Turk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ain Turk in context

22.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ain TurkOran (Region)Algeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ain Turk plotted against Oran and Algeria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ain Turk's incremental SNDi rose from 2.53 to 2.65 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ain Turk ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Oran and 69th out of 109 in Algeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.65
Rank in Algeria
65th of 109
Rank in Oran
2nd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.5
Rank in Algeria
69th of 109
Rank in Oran
3rd 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 TurkEl CarmenDhone

In new street additions, Ain Turk and El Carmen both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Dhone fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Ain Turk became progressively more disconnected, while El Carmen fluctuated in connectivity and Dhone fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Ain Turk had a more sprawly network than El Carmen in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.