Caldas Novas in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Caldas Novas in context

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Caldas NovasGoias (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Caldas Novas plotted against Goiás and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Caldas Novas's incremental SNDi rose from 1.66 to 2.14 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Caldas Novas ranked 11th out of 17 cities in Goiás and 63rd out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.14
Rank in Brazil
69th of 365
Rank in Goiás
11th of 17

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.71
Rank in Brazil
63rd of 365
Rank in Goiás
11th of 17

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Caldas NovasCortazarArun

In new street additions, Caldas Novas fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Cortazar built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Arun built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Caldas Novas and Cortazar both became progressively more disconnected, while Arun grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Caldas Novas and Cortazar have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.