Ain Oulmane in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ain Oulmane 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 OulmaneSetif (Region)Algeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ain Oulmane plotted against Sétif and Algeria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ain Oulmane's incremental SNDi rose from 2.49 to 2.58 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ain Oulmane ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Sétif and 61st out of 109 in Algeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.58
Rank in Algeria
62nd of 109
Rank in Sétif
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.39
Rank in Algeria
61st of 109
Rank in Sétif
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ain OulmaneTroyGokarna

In new street additions, Ain Oulmane fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Troy built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Gokarna fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Ain Oulmane became progressively more disconnected, while Troy grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Gokarna fluctuated in connectivity.