Nova Serrana in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nova Serrana in context

1.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Nova SerranaMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nova Serrana plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Nova Serrana's incremental SNDi rose from 1.62 to 2.07 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nova Serrana ranked 11th out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 86th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.07
Rank in Brazil
59th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
7th of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.8
Rank in Brazil
86th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
11th of 49

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Nova SerranaMukachevoHuoqiu

In new street additions, Nova Serrana and Huoqiu both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Mukachevo built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Mukachevo and Huoqiu both became progressively more disconnected, while Nova Serrana fluctuated in connectivity.