Cachoeiro de Itapemirim in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Cachoeiro de Itapemirim in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cachoeiro de Itapemirim plotted against Espírito Santo and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim rose steadily, compared to Espírito Santo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Brazil which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Cachoeiro de Itapemirim's incremental SNDi rose from 3.99 to 5.32 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cachoeiro de Itapemirim ranked 10th out of 11 cities in Espírito Santo and 316th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.32
- Rank in Brazil
- 326th of 365
- Rank in Espírito Santo
- 10th of 11
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.57
- Rank in Brazil
- 316th of 365
- Rank in Espírito Santo
- 10th of 11
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Baniachong, Bangladesh
- Qiyang, China
- Kolar Gold Fields, India
- Khemisset, Morocco
- Chikkamagaluru, India
- Bukan, Iran
In new street additions, Cachoeiro de Itapemirim built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Baniachong fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Khemisset built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Cachoeiro de Itapemirim and Khemisset both became progressively more disconnected, while Baniachong fluctuated in connectivity. Cachoeiro de Itapemirim and Baniachong have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.