Cabo San Lucas: city in Baja California Sur, Mexico
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 Cabo San Lucas as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.13, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.78, 1.72, 2.69 and 3.42. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Cabo San Lucas fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Cabo San Lucas spans a total of 409 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 1.72, 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 1.78, 1.74, 1.99 and 2.13. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Cabo San Lucas has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Cabo San Lucas and Baja California Sur do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Cabo San Lucas was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Baja California Sur followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Cabo San Lucas fare in comparison to others in Baja California Sur? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Cabo San Lucas was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Baja California Sur. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Baja California Sur, street construction in Cabo San Lucas has become more disconnected. Cabo San Lucas ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Cabo San Lucas and Mexico do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Cabo San Lucas was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Mexico rose steadily.
How do development practices in Cabo San Lucas fare in comparison to others in Mexico? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Cabo San Lucas was the 85th-most disconnected out of the 166 cities in Mexico. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Mexico, street construction in Cabo San Lucas has become more connected. Cabo San Lucas ranked 38th in 1975, 92nd in 1976-1990, 78th in 1991-2000 and 85th in 2001-2014.
Cabo San Lucas and Baja California Sur 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, Cabo San Lucas is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Baja California Sur. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Baja California Sur, the street network in Cabo San Lucas has become more disconnected. Cabo San Lucas ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Cabo San Lucas and Mexico do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Cabo San Lucas was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Mexico rose steadily.
To date, Cabo San Lucas is the 69th-most disconnected out of the 166 cities in Mexico. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Mexico, the street network in Cabo San Lucas has become more connected. Cabo San Lucas ranked 38th in 1975, 78th in 1976-1990, 66th in 1991-2000 and 69th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Cabo San Lucas had a built-up area of 14.41 square kilometers, and a population of 186269 people.
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