Mankessim in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Mankessim in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mankessim plotted against Central and Ghana. The SNDi of new construction in Mankessim rose steadily, compared to Central which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Ghana which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Mankessim's incremental SNDi rose from 4.23 to 5.81 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mankessim ranked 2nd out of 7 cities in Central and 28th out of 53 in Ghana as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.81
- Rank in Ghana
- 38th of 53
- Rank in Central
- 3rd of 7
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.22
- Rank in Ghana
- 28th of 53
- Rank in Central
- 2nd of 7
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Kozan, Turkey
- Mbalmayo, Cameroon
- Ogipur, India
- Pujiang, China
- Ain Defla, Algeria
- Bantengan, Indonesia
While Kozan and Pujiang both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Mankessim built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Mankessim and Kozan both became progressively more disconnected, while Pujiang fluctuated in connectivity. Mankessim and Kozan have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.