Serra in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Serra in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Serra plotted against Espírito Santo and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Serra's incremental SNDi rose from 3.27 to 5.08 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Serra ranked 8th out of 11 cities in Espírito Santo and 298th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.08
- Rank in Brazil
- 314th of 365
- Rank in Espírito Santo
- 9th of 11
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.35
- Rank in Brazil
- 298th of 365
- Rank in Espírito Santo
- 8th of 11
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Shinkafi, Nigeria
- Pokrovsk, Ukraine
- Papanasam, India
- Huating, China
- Kandiaro, Pakistan
- Calbayog, Philippines
In new street additions, Serra and Huating both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Shinkafi built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Serra and Shinkafi both became progressively more disconnected, while Huating fluctuated in connectivity. Serra and Shinkafi have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.