Sidi Bennour: city in Doukkala - Abda, 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 Sidi Bennour as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.81, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.61, nan, 1.67 and 4.71. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Sidi Bennour spans a total of 99 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.61, 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 0.61, 0.61, 0.69 and 0.81. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Sidi Bennour has become more disconnected.
Sidi Bennour and Doukkala - Abda 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 Doukkala - Abda followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Sidi Bennour fare in comparison to others in Doukkala - Abda? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sidi Bennour was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Doukkala - Abda. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Doukkala - Abda, street construction in Sidi Bennour has become more disconnected. Sidi Bennour ranked 5th in 1975, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Sidi Bennour 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 Sidi Bennour fare in comparison to others in Morocco? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sidi Bennour was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 61 cities in Morocco. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Morocco, street construction in Sidi Bennour has become more disconnected. Sidi Bennour ranked 42nd in 1975, 19th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Sidi Bennour and Doukkala - Abda do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Sidi Bennour rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Doukkala - Abda rose steadily.
To date, Sidi Bennour is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Doukkala - Abda. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Sidi Bennour ranked 5th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Sidi Bennour and Morocco do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Sidi Bennour rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Morocco rose steadily.
To date, Sidi Bennour is the 50th-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 Sidi Bennour has become more connected. Sidi Bennour ranked 42nd in 1975, 51st in 1976-1990, 48th in 1991-2000 and 50th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Sidi Bennour had a built-up area of 2.67 square kilometers, and a population of 88437 people.
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