Itaúna in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Itauna in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ItaunaMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Itaúna plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Itaúna's incremental SNDi rose from 2.18 to 2.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Itaúna ranked 18th out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 125th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.82
Rank in Brazil
142nd of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
18th of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.04
Rank in Brazil
125th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
18th of 49

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ItaunaTrierShixing

In new street additions, Itaúna and Shixing both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Trier built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Itaúna and Trier both became progressively more disconnected, while Shixing fluctuated in connectivity.