Lobito in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lobito in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LobitoBenguela (Region)Angola (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lobito plotted against Benguela and Angola. The SNDi of new construction in Lobito was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Benguela which peaked in 1991-2005 and Angola which rose steadily. Most recently, Lobito's incremental SNDi rose from 4.98 to 6.07 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lobito ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Benguela and 55th out of 56 in Angola as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.07
Rank in Angola
52nd of 56
Rank in Benguela
4th of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.38
Rank in Angola
55th of 56
Rank in Benguela
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LobitoDenizliBunia

In new street additions, Lobito built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Denizli fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Bunia built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Denizli and Bunia both became progressively more disconnected, while Lobito became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards.