Sougueur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sougueur 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
SougueurTiaret (Region)Algeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sougueur plotted against Tiaret and Algeria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Sougueur's incremental SNDi rose from 1.35 to 1.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sougueur ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Tiaret and 8th out of 109 in Algeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.45
Rank in Algeria
13th of 109
Rank in Tiaret
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.31
Rank in Algeria
8th of 109
Rank in Tiaret
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SougueurMesloNui Doi

In new street additions, Sougueur and Meslo both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Núi Đối built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Sougueur and Meslo both became progressively more disconnected, while Núi Đối became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Sougueur and Meslo have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.