Buulo Mareer in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Buulo Mareer in context

1.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Buulo MareerShabeellaha Hoose (Region)Somalia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Buulo Mareer plotted against Shabeellaha Hoose and Somalia. The SNDi of new construction in Buulo Mareer followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Shabeellaha Hoose which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Somalia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, Buulo Mareer ranked 4th out of 8 cities in Shabeellaha Hoose and 15th out of 39 in Somalia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.44
Rank in Somalia
15th of 39
Rank in Shabeellaha Hoose
4th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Buulo MareerLakesideSalina Cruz

While Lakeside and Salina Cruz both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Buulo Mareer fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Lakeside and Salina Cruz both became progressively more disconnected, while Buulo Mareer became progressively more disconnected.