El Kelaa des Sraghna: city in Marrakech - Tensift - Al Haouz, 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 El Kelaa des Sraghna as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.71, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.5, 1.5, 0.43 and 1.25. Disconnectivity in street construction in El Kelaa des Sraghna follows a zig-zag trend. In 1991-2000, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in El Kelaa des Sraghna spans a total of 230 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 0.43, which is very 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 0.5, 0.85, 0.54 and 0.71. Disconnectivity in El Kelaa des Sraghna's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 1976-1990.
El Kelaa des Sraghna and Marrakech - Tensift - Al Haouz follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in El Kelaa des Sraghna fare in comparison to others in Marrakech - Tensift - Al Haouz? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in El Kelaa des Sraghna was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Marrakech - Tensift - Al Haouz. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Marrakech - Tensift - Al Haouz, street construction in El Kelaa des Sraghna has become more disconnected. El Kelaa des Sraghna ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
El Kelaa des Sraghna and Morocco do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in El Kelaa des Sraghna followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Morocco rose steadily.
How do development practices in El Kelaa des Sraghna fare in comparison to others in Morocco? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in El Kelaa des Sraghna was the 37th-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 El Kelaa des Sraghna has become more disconnected. El Kelaa des Sraghna ranked 48th in 1975, 23rd in 1976-1990, 47th in 1991-2000 and 37th in 2001-2014.
El Kelaa des Sraghna and Marrakech - Tensift - Al Haouz follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, El Kelaa des Sraghna is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Marrakech - Tensift - Al Haouz. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Marrakech - Tensift - Al Haouz, the street network in El Kelaa des Sraghna has become more disconnected. El Kelaa des Sraghna ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
El Kelaa des Sraghna and Morocco do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in El Kelaa des Sraghna followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Morocco rose steadily.
To date, El Kelaa des Sraghna is the 51st-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 El Kelaa des Sraghna has become more connected. El Kelaa des Sraghna ranked 48th in 1975, 43rd in 1976-1990, 53rd in 1991-2000 and 51st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, El Kelaa des Sraghna had a built-up area of 1.4 square kilometers, and a population of 107556 people.
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