Belo Jardim in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Belo Jardim in context

1.522.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Belo JardimPernambuco (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Belo Jardim plotted against Pernambuco and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Belo Jardim's incremental SNDi rose from 2.23 to 2.27 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Belo Jardim ranked 7th out of 15 cities in Pernambuco and 138th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.27
Rank in Brazil
84th of 365
Rank in Pernambuco
8th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.1
Rank in Brazil
138th of 365
Rank in Pernambuco
7th of 15

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Belo JardimNasirabadBani Yas

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