Settat in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Settat in context

1.51.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.51.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SettatChaouia - Ouardigha (Region)Morocco (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Settat plotted against Chaouia - Ouardigha and Morocco. The SNDi of new construction in Settat peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Chaouia - Ouardigha which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Morocco which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Settat's incremental SNDi fell from 2.01 to 1.93 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Settat ranked 6th out of 7 cities in Chaouia - Ouardigha and 27th out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.93
Rank in Morocco
28th of 72
Rank in Chaouia - Ouardigha
6th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.84
Rank in Morocco
27th of 72
Rank in Chaouia - Ouardigha
6th of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SettatPotchefstroomBac Lieu

In new street additions, Settat built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Potchefstroom built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Bạc Liêu built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Settat and Potchefstroom both became progressively more disconnected, while Bạc Liêu grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Settat and Potchefstroom have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.