Likasi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Likasi in context

2.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LikasiHaut-Katanga (Region)Democratic Republic of the Congo (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Likasi plotted against Haut-Katanga and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Likasi rose steadily, compared to Haut-Katanga which peaked in 1976-1990 and Democratic Republic of the Congo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Likasi's incremental SNDi rose from 3.0 to 3.37 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Likasi ranked 12th out of 17 cities in Haut-Katanga and 80th out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.37
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
58th of 186
Rank in Haut-Katanga
12th of 17

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.81
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
80th of 186
Rank in Haut-Katanga
12th of 17

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LikasiVolta RedondaMadiun

While Volta Redonda and Madiun both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Likasi built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.