Campina Grande in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Campina Grande in context

1.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Campina GrandeParaiba (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Campina Grande plotted against Paraíba and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Campina Grande's incremental SNDi rose from 1.98 to 2.41 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Campina Grande ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Paraíba and 120th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.41
Rank in Brazil
96th of 365
Rank in Paraíba
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.0
Rank in Brazil
120th of 365
Rank in Paraíba
2nd of 3

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
Campina GrandeShabqadarHrodna

Campina Grande, Shabqadar, and Hrodna all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Campina Grande and Hrodna both became progressively more disconnected, while Shabqadar fluctuated in connectivity. Campina Grande and Hrodna have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.