Divinópolis in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Divinopolis in context

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DivinopolisMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Divinópolis plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Divinópolis's incremental SNDi rose from 2.77 to 3.27 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Divinópolis ranked 24th out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 198th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.27
Rank in Brazil
190th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
23rd of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.42
Rank in Brazil
198th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
24th of 49

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

What about similarly populated cities?

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DivinopolisFukushimaGandhinagar

In new street additions, Divinópolis and Gandhinagar both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Fukushima built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Divinópolis and Gandhinagar both became progressively more disconnected, while Fukushima grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Divinópolis and Fukushima have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.