Buyo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Buyo in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BuyoBas-Sassandra (Region)Cote d'Ivoire (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Buyo plotted against Bas-Sassandra and Côte d'Ivoire. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Buyo's incremental SNDi rose from 2.41 to 4.13 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Buyo ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Bas-Sassandra and 37th out of 39 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.13
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
26th of 39
Rank in Bas-Sassandra
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.75
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
37th of 39
Rank in Bas-Sassandra
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BuyoChhaolaAnkazomborona

While Chhaola and Ankazomborona both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Buyo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Chhaola and Ankazomborona both fluctuated in connectivity, while Buyo fluctuated in connectivity. Buyo and Ankazomborona have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.