Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate: region in 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.
View Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate, Morocco on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.67, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.78, 2.77, 2.7 and 2.66. In each period, new street development in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate steadily grows more connected than in the last. This decrease has quickened: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi fell by 0.02 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it fell by just 0.04.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate spans a total of 8733 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 2.7, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 2.78, 2.74, 2.72 and 2.67. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate has become more connected. This decrease has quickened: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi fell by 0.05 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it fell by just 0.06.
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate fell steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Taza, Guercif and Al Hoceima. None of the most populous cities follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Taza followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Guercif followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Al Hoceima peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate fare in comparison to others in Morocco? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 14 regions in Morocco. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Morocco, street construction in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate has become more connected. Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate ranked 3rd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
As of 2014, the city with the most disconnected street network in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate is Taza with an SNDi of 2.42, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness. Conversely, the most connected city is Guercif with an SNDi of 2.32, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness. See trends for these cities: Guercif, Taza
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate fell steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Taza, Guercif and Al Hoceima. None of the most populous cities follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Taza rose steadily. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Guercif followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Al Hoceima rose steadily.
To date, Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 14 regions in Morocco. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other regions in Morocco, the street network in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate has become more disconnected. Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate ranked 3rd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.