Az Zahr: city in Raymah, Yemen
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 Az Zahr as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 8.81, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, nan and 8.81. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Az Zahr spans a total of 10 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, which is highly disconnected.
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 nan, nan, nan and 8.81. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Az Zahr and Raymah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Raymah was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Az Zahr fare in comparison to others in Raymah? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Az Zahr was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Raymah. Az Zahr ranked 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Az Zahr and Yemen do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Yemen followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Az Zahr fare in comparison to others in Yemen? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Az Zahr was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 36 cities in Yemen. Az Zahr ranked 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Az Zahr and Raymah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Raymah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Az Zahr is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Raymah. Az Zahr ranked 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Az Zahr and Yemen do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Yemen was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Az Zahr is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 36 cities in Yemen. Az Zahr ranked 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Az Zahr had a built-up area of 0.01 square kilometers, and a population of 61005 people.
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