Chihuahua: region in 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 Chihuahua as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.95, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.95, 1.64, 2.25 and 3.12. In each period, new street development in Chihuahua steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Chihuahua spans a total of 18134 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 1.64, 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 0.95, 1.42, 1.6 and 1.95. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Chihuahua has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.48 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.35.
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Chihuahua rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Chihuahua, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua and Delicias. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Chihuahua follow the same region trend.
How do development practices in Chihuahua fare in comparison to others in Mexico? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Chihuahua was the 29th-most disconnected out of the 32 regions in Mexico. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other regions in Mexico, street construction in Chihuahua has become more disconnected. Chihuahua ranked 30th in 1975, 29th in 1976-1990, 31st in 1991-2000 and 29th in 2001-2014.
As of 2014, the city with the most disconnected street network in Chihuahua is Ciudad Juárez with an SNDi of 1.55, which is relatively well-connected. Conversely, the most connected city is Nuevo Casas Grandes with an SNDi of -0.15, which is very well-connected. See trends for these cities: Nuevo Casas Grandes, Ciudad Juárez
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Chihuahua rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Chihuahua, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua and Delicias. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Chihuahua follow the same region trend.
To date, Chihuahua is the 30th-most disconnected out of the 32 regions in Mexico. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Chihuahua ranked 30th in 1975, 29th in 1976-1990, 30th in 1991-2000 and 30th in 2001-2014.