Zihuatanejo: city in Guerrero, 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 Zihuatanejo as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.03, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.67, 1.83, 3.23 and 3.87. In each period, new street development in Zihuatanejo steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Zihuatanejo spans a total of 162 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 1.83, 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 1.67, 1.81, 1.93 and 2.03. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Zihuatanejo has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.13 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.1.
Zihuatanejo and Guerrero follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Zihuatanejo fare in comparison to others in Guerrero? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Zihuatanejo was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Guerrero. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Zihuatanejo ranked 4th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Zihuatanejo and Mexico follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Zihuatanejo fare in comparison to others in Mexico? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Zihuatanejo was the 63rd-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 Zihuatanejo has become more connected. Zihuatanejo ranked 44th in 1975, 86th in 1976-1990, 55th in 1991-2000 and 63rd in 2001-2014.
Zihuatanejo and Guerrero follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Zihuatanejo is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Guerrero. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Guerrero, the street network in Zihuatanejo has become more connected. Zihuatanejo ranked 4th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Zihuatanejo and Mexico follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Zihuatanejo is the 77th-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 Zihuatanejo has become more connected. Zihuatanejo ranked 44th in 1975, 72nd in 1976-1990, 70th in 1991-2000 and 77th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Zihuatanejo had a built-up area of 4.61 square kilometers, and a population of 75944 people.
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