Fazenda Zucchi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fazenda Zucchi in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Fazenda ZucchiEspirito Santo (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fazenda Zucchi plotted against Espírito Santo and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Fazenda Zucchi 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, Fazenda Zucchi's incremental SNDi rose from 2.65 to 4.16 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fazenda Zucchi ranked 5th out of 11 cities in Espírito Santo and 203rd out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.16
Rank in Brazil
261st of 365
Rank in Espírito Santo
6th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.45
Rank in Brazil
203rd of 365
Rank in Espírito Santo
5th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Fazenda ZucchiAkezeLalian

In new street additions, Fazenda Zucchi and Akeze both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Lalian built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Fazenda Zucchi and Akeze both became progressively more disconnected, while Lalian became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Notably, Fazenda Zucchi had a more connected network than Lalian in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.