Al Zawiyah: city in Az Zawiyah, 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 Al Zawiyah as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.75, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.77, 1.17, 4.5 and 7.48. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Al Zawiyah fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Al Zawiyah spans a total of 435 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.77, 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 1.77, 1.71, 1.73 and 1.75. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Al Zawiyah has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Al Zawiyah and Az Zawiyah follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Al Zawiyah fare in comparison to others in Az Zawiyah? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Al Zawiyah was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Az Zawiyah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Al Zawiyah ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Al Zawiyah and Libya do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Al Zawiyah was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Libya rose steadily.
How do development practices in Al Zawiyah fare in comparison to others in Libya? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Al Zawiyah was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 15 cities in Libya. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Libya, street construction in Al Zawiyah has become more disconnected. Al Zawiyah ranked 7th in 1975, 11th in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Al Zawiyah and Az Zawiyah follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Al Zawiyah is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Az Zawiyah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Al Zawiyah ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Al Zawiyah and Libya do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Al Zawiyah was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Libya rose steadily.
To date, Al Zawiyah is the 7th-most disconnected out of the 15 cities in Libya. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Al Zawiyah ranked 7th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Al Zawiyah had a built-up area of 40.1 square kilometers, and a population of 141012 people.
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