Ouazzane in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ouazzane in context

1.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OuazzaneGharb - Chrarda - Beni Hssen (Region)Morocco (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ouazzane plotted against Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen and Morocco. The SNDi of new construction in Ouazzane peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen which peaked in 1976-1990 and Morocco which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ouazzane's incremental SNDi fell from 2.86 to 2.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ouazzane ranked 8th out of 8 cities in Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen and 57th out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.48
Rank in Morocco
45th of 72
Rank in Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen
7th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.5
Rank in Morocco
57th of 72
Rank in Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen
8th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OuazzaneFanchangKonch

In new street additions, Ouazzane built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Fanchang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Konch built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Ouazzane grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Fanchang became progressively more disconnected and Konch became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.