Zuénoula in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Zuenoula in context

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZuenoulaSassandra-Marahoue (Region)Cote d'Ivoire (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Zuénoula plotted against Sassandra-Marahoué and Côte d'Ivoire. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Zuénoula's incremental SNDi rose from 2.2 to 2.61 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Zuénoula ranked 1st out of 7 cities in Sassandra-Marahoué and 1st out of 39 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.61
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
6th of 39
Rank in Sassandra-Marahoué
3rd of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.38
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
1st of 39
Rank in Sassandra-Marahoué
1st of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZuenoulaIkoroGiad Industrial Complex

In new street additions, Zuénoula fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ikoro built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Giad Industrial Complex fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Zuénoula and Ikoro both became progressively more disconnected, while Giad Industrial Complex fluctuated in connectivity. Zuénoula and Ikoro have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.