Guercif in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Guercif in context

2.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GuercifTaza - Al Hoceima - Taounate (Region)Morocco (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Guercif plotted against Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate and Morocco. While Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate and Morocco both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Guercif's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Guercif's incremental SNDi rose from 3.2 to 3.61 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Guercif ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate and 69th out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.61
Rank in Morocco
66th of 72
Rank in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.43
Rank in Morocco
69th of 72
Rank in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GuercifAin OussaraXiangtan

In new street additions, Guercif and Ain Oussara both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Xiangtan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Guercif fluctuated in connectivity, while Ain Oussara became progressively more disconnected and Xiangtan fluctuated in connectivity. Guercif and Xiangtan have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.