Mussende in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Mussende in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mussende plotted against Cuanza Sul and Angola. The SNDi of new construction in Mussende followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Cuanza Sul which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Angola which rose steadily. Most recently, Mussende's incremental SNDi rose from 2.05 to 4.53 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mussende ranked 5th out of 8 cities in Cuanza Sul and 44th out of 56 in Angola as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.53
- Rank in Angola
- 47th of 56
- Rank in Cuanza Sul
- 4th of 8
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.5
- Rank in Angola
- 44th of 56
- Rank in Cuanza Sul
- 5th of 8
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Coari, Brazil
- Magagindoke, Nigeria
- Mahuawa, India
- Ouangolodougou, Côte d'Ivoire
- Świdnica, Poland
- Redcliffe, Australia
In new street additions, Mussende and Ouangolodougou both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Coari built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Coari and Ouangolodougou both became progressively more disconnected, while Mussende fluctuated in connectivity. Mussende and Coari have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.