Ain El Aouda: city in Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer, 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 Ain El Aouda as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.53, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.58, -0.17, 1.08 and 0.43. Disconnectivity in street construction in Ain El Aouda follows a zig-zag trend. In 1976-1990, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ain El Aouda spans a total of 113 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. 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 0.58, 0.3, 0.61 and 0.53. Disconnectivity in Ain El Aouda's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1976-1990, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 1991-2000.
Ain El Aouda and Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Ain El Aouda followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Ain El Aouda fare in comparison to others in Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ain El Aouda was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer, street construction in Ain El Aouda has become more disconnected. Ain El Aouda ranked 4th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Ain El Aouda and Morocco do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Ain El Aouda followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in Morocco rose steadily.
How do development practices in Ain El Aouda fare in comparison to others in Morocco? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ain El Aouda was the 49th-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 Ain El Aouda has become more connected. Ain El Aouda ranked 45th in 1975, 54th in 1976-1990, 38th in 1991-2000 and 49th in 2001-2014.
Ain El Aouda and Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ain El Aouda followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer rose steadily.
To date, Ain El Aouda is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ain El Aouda ranked 4th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Ain El Aouda and Morocco do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ain El Aouda followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in Morocco rose steadily.
To date, Ain El Aouda is the 55th-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 Ain El Aouda has become more connected. Ain El Aouda ranked 45th in 1975, 57th in 1976-1990, 51st in 1991-2000 and 55th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Ain El Aouda had a built-up area of 1.69 square kilometers, and a population of 54376 people.
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