El Tejar: city in Veracruz, 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 El Tejar as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.93, 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 4.08, 2.1, 3.45 and 3.98. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in El Tejar fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in El Tejar spans a total of 102 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.1, 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 4.08, 2.16, 2.26 and 2.93. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but El Tejar has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
El Tejar and Veracruz do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in El Tejar was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Veracruz rose steadily.
How do development practices in El Tejar fare in comparison to others in Veracruz? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in El Tejar was the 10th-most disconnected out of the 15 cities in Veracruz. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Veracruz, street construction in El Tejar has become more connected. El Tejar ranked 2nd in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014.
El Tejar and Mexico do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in El Tejar was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Mexico rose steadily.
How do development practices in El Tejar fare in comparison to others in Mexico? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in El Tejar was the 56th-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 El Tejar has become more connected. El Tejar ranked 5th in 1975, 68th in 1976-1990, 44th in 1991-2000 and 56th in 2001-2014.
El Tejar and Veracruz do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in El Tejar was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Veracruz rose steadily.
To date, El Tejar is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 15 cities in Veracruz. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Veracruz, the street network in El Tejar has become more connected. El Tejar ranked 2nd in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
El Tejar and Mexico do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in El Tejar was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Mexico rose steadily.
To date, El Tejar is the 27th-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 El Tejar has become more connected. El Tejar ranked 5th in 1975, 47th in 1976-1990, 50th in 1991-2000 and 27th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, El Tejar had a built-up area of 3.36 square kilometers, and a population of 52348 people.
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