Zaragoza: city in Aragón, Spain
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.
View Zaragoza, Spain on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Zaragoza as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.73, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.32, 1.46, 3.76 and 1.34. Street construction in Zaragoza increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Zaragoza spans a total of 1260 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.32, which is very 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 0.32, 0.55, 0.69 and 0.73. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Zaragoza has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.23 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.04.
Zaragoza and Aragón follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Zaragoza fare in comparison to others in Aragón? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Zaragoza was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Aragón. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Zaragoza ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Zaragoza and Spain follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Zaragoza fare in comparison to others in Spain? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Zaragoza was the 42nd-most disconnected out of the 72 cities in Spain. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Spain, street construction in Zaragoza has become more disconnected. Zaragoza ranked 48th in 1975, 37th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 42nd in 2001-2014.
Zaragoza and Aragón follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Zaragoza is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Aragón. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Zaragoza ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Zaragoza and Spain follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Zaragoza is the 46th-most disconnected out of the 72 cities in Spain. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Spain, the street network in Zaragoza has become more disconnected. Zaragoza ranked 48th in 1975, 51st in 1976-1990, 46th in 1991-2000 and 46th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Zaragoza had a built-up area of 44.71 square kilometers, and a population of 503981 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: