Danané in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Danane 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
DananeMontagnes (Region)Cote d'Ivoire (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Danané plotted against Montagnes and Côte d'Ivoire. The SNDi of new construction in Danané rose steadily, compared to Montagnes which rose steadily and Côte d'Ivoire which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Danané's incremental SNDi rose from 5.24 to 5.26 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Danané ranked 2nd out of 4 cities in Montagnes and 34th out of 39 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.26
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
36th of 39
Rank in Montagnes
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.53
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
34th of 39
Rank in Montagnes
2nd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DananeSarishabariOcana

While Sarishabari and Ocaña both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Danané built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Sarishabari and Ocaña both fluctuated in connectivity, while Danané became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Danané had a more connected network than Ocaña in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.