Manhuaçu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Manhuacu in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ManhuacuMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Manhuaçu plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Manhuaçu peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Minas Gerais which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Brazil which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Manhuaçu's incremental SNDi fell from 4.59 to 4.11 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Manhuaçu ranked 46th out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 337th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.11
Rank in Brazil
258th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
35th of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.9
Rank in Brazil
337th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
46th of 49

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ManhuacuVezirkopruTefe

In new street additions, Manhuaçu built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Vezirköprü built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Tefé fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Manhuaçu became progressively more disconnected, while Vezirköprü grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Tefé fluctuated in connectivity. Manhuaçu and Vezirköprü have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.