Sedrata in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sedrata 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
SedrataSouk Ahras (Region)Algeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sedrata plotted against Souk Ahras and Algeria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Sedrata's incremental SNDi rose from 1.54 to 1.69 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sedrata ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Souk Ahras and 21st out of 109 in Algeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.69
Rank in Algeria
28th of 109
Rank in Souk Ahras
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.51
Rank in Algeria
21st of 109
Rank in Souk Ahras
1st of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

11.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
11.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SedrataLibertador General San MartinBarka

Sedrata, Libertador General San Martín, and Barka all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Sedrata became progressively more disconnected, while Libertador General San Martín grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Barka fluctuated in connectivity. Sedrata and Libertador General San Martín have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.