Lavras in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lavras in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lavras plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Lavras's incremental SNDi rose from 2.77 to 3.7 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lavras ranked 29th out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 224th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.7
Rank in Brazil
231st of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
31st of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.63
Rank in Brazil
224th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
29th of 49

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LavrasKakralaFatehabad

In new street additions, Lavras and Fatehabad both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kakrala fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Lavras became progressively more disconnected, while Kakrala fluctuated in connectivity and Fatehabad fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Lavras had a more sprawly network than Fatehabad in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.