Ain Beida in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Ain Beida in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ain Beida plotted against Oum el Bouaghi and Algeria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ain Beida's incremental SNDi rose from 1.43 to 1.68 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ain Beida ranked 2nd out of 4 cities in Oum el Bouaghi and 18th out of 109 in Algeria as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 1.68
- Rank in Algeria
- 26th of 109
- Rank in Oum el Bouaghi
- 2nd of 4
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 1.45
- Rank in Algeria
- 18th of 109
- Rank in Oum el Bouaghi
- 2nd of 4
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Ain Beida and Turgutlu both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Saqqez built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Ain Beida and Turgutlu both became progressively more disconnected, while Saqqez became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Ain Beida and Saqqez have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.