Al Hoceima: city in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate, 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 Al Hoceima as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.36, 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 1.9, 2.92, 4.18 and 3.24. Street construction in Al Hoceima increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Al Hoceima spans a total of 141 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.9, 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 1.9, 2.0, 2.33 and 2.36. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Al Hoceima has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.1 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.03.
Al Hoceima and Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Al Hoceima peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate fell steadily.
How do development practices in Al Hoceima fare in comparison to others in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Al Hoceima was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Al Hoceima ranked 3rd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Al Hoceima and Morocco do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Al Hoceima peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Morocco rose steadily.
How do development practices in Al Hoceima fare in comparison to others in Morocco? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Al Hoceima was the 9th-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 Al Hoceima has become more disconnected. Al Hoceima ranked 12th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014.
Al Hoceima and Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Al Hoceima rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate fell steadily.
To date, Al Hoceima is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate, the street network in Al Hoceima has become more disconnected. Al Hoceima ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Al Hoceima and Morocco follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Al Hoceima is the 6th-most disconnected out of the 61 cities in Morocco. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Morocco, the street network in Al Hoceima has become more disconnected. Al Hoceima ranked 12th in 1975, 11th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Al Hoceima had a built-up area of 3.3 square kilometers, and a population of 52321 people.
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