Deroua: city in Chaouia - Ouardigha, Morocco
What exactly constitutes the spatial extent of the city? For these aggregations, we used the Global Human Settlement Layer Urban Center Database (GHS-UCDB) to define the boundaries of the city. These cities -- or urban centers -- cover areas that are densely populated and built-up, and so may extend beyond the spatial borders of these cities that we may be familiar with. The GHS area is shaded in blue.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Deroua as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.98, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 2.08, 0.26 and 1.49. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Deroua spans a total of 202 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 1.49, which is relatively well-connected.
Effect on the aggregate network: New construction in each period adds to the total stock of streets, but does not change streets that have already been built. Therefore, it has a limited effect on the street network as a whole. The SNDis of the aggregate street network in the respective time periods are nan, 2.08, 0.34 and 0.98. Data was not available in 1975.
Deroua and Chaouia - Ouardigha do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Chaouia - Ouardigha rose steadily.
How do development practices in Deroua fare in comparison to others in Chaouia - Ouardigha? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Deroua was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Chaouia - Ouardigha. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Chaouia - Ouardigha, street construction in Deroua has become more connected. Deroua ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Deroua and Morocco do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Morocco rose steadily.
How do development practices in Deroua fare in comparison to others in Morocco? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Deroua was the 34th-most disconnected out of the 61 cities in Morocco. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Morocco, street construction in Deroua has become more connected. Deroua ranked 13th in 1976-1990, 49th in 1991-2000 and 34th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Deroua and Chaouia - Ouardigha do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Chaouia - Ouardigha followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Deroua is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Chaouia - Ouardigha. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Chaouia - Ouardigha, the street network in Deroua has become more connected. Deroua ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Deroua and Morocco do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Morocco rose steadily.
To date, Deroua is the 45th-most disconnected out of the 61 cities in Morocco. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Morocco, the street network in Deroua has become more connected. Deroua ranked 10th in 1976-1990, 56th in 1991-2000 and 45th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Deroua had a built-up area of 4.09 square kilometers, and a population of 60757 people.
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