Aït Melloul in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ait Melloul in context

2.12.42.73<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.42.73<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ait MelloulSouss - Massa - Draa (Region)Morocco (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Aït Melloul plotted against Souss - Massa - Draâ and Morocco. The SNDi of new construction in Aït Melloul peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Souss - Massa - Draâ which peaked in 1976-1990 and Morocco which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Aït Melloul's incremental SNDi fell from 2.66 to 2.4 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Aït Melloul ranked 5th out of 9 cities in Souss - Massa - Draâ and 51st out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.4
Rank in Morocco
40th of 72
Rank in Souss - Massa - Draâ
5th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.28
Rank in Morocco
51st of 72
Rank in Souss - Massa - Draâ
5th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ait MelloulXiangshan CountyAdilabad

In new street additions, Aït Melloul built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Xiangshan County fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Adilabad built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Aït Melloul and Adilabad both became progressively more disconnected, while Xiangshan County fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Aït Melloul had a more connected network than Xiangshan County in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.