Dar Bouazza in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Dar Bouazza in context

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Dar BouazzaGrand Casablanca (Region)Morocco (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Dar Bouazza plotted against Grand Casablanca and Morocco. The SNDi of new construction in Dar Bouazza followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Grand Casablanca which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Morocco which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Dar Bouazza's incremental SNDi fell from 2.74 to 2.67 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Dar Bouazza ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Grand Casablanca and 61st out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.67
Rank in Morocco
52nd of 72
Rank in Grand Casablanca
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.75
Rank in Morocco
61st of 72
Rank in Grand Casablanca
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Dar BouazzaShapar - VeravalPacha Kalay

In new street additions, Dar Bouazza fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Shapar - Veraval fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Pacha Kalay built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Dar Bouazza became progressively more connected, while Shapar - Veraval fluctuated in connectivity and Pacha Kalay became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Dar Bouazza had a more sprawly network than Shapar - Veraval in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.