Zliten: city in Al Marqab, Libya
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 Zliten as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.75, 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 2.56, 3.41, 2.55 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Zliten spans a total of 321 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.56, 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 2.56, 2.75, 2.75 and 2.75. Disconnectivity in Zliten's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 2001-2014.
Zliten and Al Marqab 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 Al Marqab rose steadily.
How do development practices in Zliten fare in comparison to others in Al Marqab? out of the 3 cities in Al Marqab. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Zliten ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990 and 2nd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Zliten and Libya 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 Libya rose steadily.
How do development practices in Zliten fare in comparison to others in Libya? out of the 15 cities in Libya. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Libya, street construction in Zliten has become more connected. Zliten ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990 and 9th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Zliten and Al Marqab do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Zliten followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Al Marqab rose steadily.
To date, Zliten is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Al Marqab. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Zliten ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Zliten and Libya do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Zliten followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Libya rose steadily.
To date, Zliten is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 15 cities in Libya. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Libya, the street network in Zliten has become more disconnected. Zliten ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Zliten had a built-up area of 22.96 square kilometers, and a population of 65748 people.
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