Arcoverde in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Arcoverde in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Arcoverde plotted against Pernambuco and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Arcoverde's incremental SNDi rose from 1.71 to 1.92 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Arcoverde ranked 2nd out of 15 cities in Pernambuco and 64th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.92
Rank in Brazil
45th of 365
Rank in Pernambuco
4th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.72
Rank in Brazil
64th of 365
Rank in Pernambuco
2nd of 15

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ArcoverdeZombaKrasnodon

In new street additions, Arcoverde and Krasnodon both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Zomba built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.