Ubá in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Uba in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
UbaMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ubá plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ubá's incremental SNDi rose from 4.05 to 4.47 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ubá ranked 45th out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 328th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.47
Rank in Brazil
286th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
43rd of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.77
Rank in Brazil
328th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
45th of 49

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

What about similarly populated cities?

036912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
036912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
UbaGbadoliteJalaun

In new street additions, Ubá and Jalaun both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Gbadolite built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Ubá and Gbadolite both became progressively more disconnected, while Jalaun grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Ubá and Gbadolite have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.