Camaçari in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Camacari in context

2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CamacariBahia (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Camaçari plotted against Bahia and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Camaçari's incremental SNDi rose from 2.82 to 3.63 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Camaçari ranked 14th out of 22 cities in Bahia and 240th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.63
Rank in Brazil
222nd of 365
Rank in Bahia
13th of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.76
Rank in Brazil
240th of 365
Rank in Bahia
14th of 22

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

0.81.62.43.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.81.62.43.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CamacariYangguFeixian

In new street additions, Camaçari and Feixian both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Yanggu built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Camaçari and Feixian both became progressively more disconnected, while Yanggu became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Camaçari and Feixian have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.