Fazenda Parque Recreio in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Fazenda Parque Recreio in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fazenda Parque Recreio plotted against Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Fazenda Parque Recreio rose steadily, compared to Rio de Janeiro which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Brazil which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Fazenda Parque Recreio's incremental SNDi rose from 6.83 to 7.96 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fazenda Parque Recreio ranked 18th out of 22 cities in Rio de Janeiro and 355th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 7.96
- Rank in Brazil
- 357th of 365
- Rank in Rio de Janeiro
- 17th of 22
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 5.09
- Rank in Brazil
- 355th of 365
- Rank in Rio de Janeiro
- 18th of 22
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Lanshan, China
- Kahama, Tanzania
- Los Ángeles, Chile
- Virudhachalam, India
- Zhangpu, China
- Farah, Afghanistan
While Lanshan and Virudhachalam both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Fazenda Parque Recreio built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Lanshan and Virudhachalam both fluctuated in connectivity, while Fazenda Parque Recreio became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Fazenda Parque Recreio had a more connected network than Virudhachalam in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.