Escada in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Escada in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Escada plotted against Pernambuco and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Escada's incremental SNDi rose from 3.17 to 3.79 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Escada ranked 14th out of 15 cities in Pernambuco and 311th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 3.79
- Rank in Brazil
- 239th of 365
- Rank in Pernambuco
- 13th of 15
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.51
- Rank in Brazil
- 311th of 365
- Rank in Pernambuco
- 14th of 15
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Ramhormoz, Iran
- Lakshmeshvara, India
- Bani Yas, United Arab Emirates
- Khaki, Afghanistan
- Médina Gounass, Senegal
- Zhouquan, China
In new street additions, Escada fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ramhormoz built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Khaki built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Escada fluctuated in connectivity, while Ramhormoz became progressively more disconnected and Khaki became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards.