Adétikopé in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Adetikope in context

22.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AdetikopeMaritime (Region)Togo (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Adétikopé plotted against Maritime and Togo. The SNDi of new construction in Adétikopé was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Maritime which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Togo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Adétikopé's incremental SNDi rose from 2.15 to 2.5 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Adétikopé ranked 6th out of 6 cities in Maritime and 10th out of 17 in Togo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.5
Rank in Togo
5th of 17
Rank in Maritime
4th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.52
Rank in Togo
10th of 17
Rank in Maritime
6th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AdetikopeNiangolokoGoure

In new street additions, Adétikopé and Gouré both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Niangoloko built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Adétikopé became progressively more connected, while Niangoloko became progressively more disconnected and Gouré became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Adétikopé and Niangoloko have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.