Guarapuava in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Guarapuava in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Guarapuava plotted against Paraná and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Guarapuava's incremental SNDi rose from 2.25 to 2.87 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Guarapuava ranked 5th out of 22 cities in Paraná and 113th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.87
Rank in Brazil
145th of 365
Rank in Paraná
6th of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.95
Rank in Brazil
113th of 365
Rank in Paraná
5th of 22

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GuarapuavaLintongChhatak

In new street additions, Guarapuava and Lintong both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Chhatak fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Guarapuava and Lintong both became progressively more disconnected, while Chhatak fluctuated in connectivity. Guarapuava and Lintong have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.