Mvurwi: city in Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
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 Mvurwi as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.02, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.4, nan and 3.17. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Mvurwi spans a total of 45 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 1.4, 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 nan, 1.47, 1.7 and 2.02. Data was not available in 1975.
Mvurwi and Mashonaland Central 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 Mashonaland Central followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Mvurwi fare in comparison to others in Mashonaland Central? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Mvurwi was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Mashonaland Central. Mvurwi ranked 2nd in 1976-1990 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Mvurwi and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe rose steadily.
How do development practices in Mvurwi fare in comparison to others in Zimbabwe? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Mvurwi was the 11th-most disconnected out of the 24 cities in Zimbabwe. Mvurwi ranked 20th in 1976-1990 and 11th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Mvurwi and Mashonaland Central 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 Mashonaland Central was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Mvurwi is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Mashonaland Central. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Mvurwi ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Mvurwi and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe rose steadily.
To date, Mvurwi is the 18th-most disconnected out of the 24 cities in Zimbabwe. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Zimbabwe, the street network in Mvurwi has become more disconnected. Mvurwi ranked 20th in 1976-1990, 20th in 1991-2000 and 18th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Mvurwi had a built-up area of 1.1 square kilometers, and a population of 56859 people.
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