Mossoró in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mossoro 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
MossoroRio Grande do Norte (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mossoró plotted against Rio Grande do Norte and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Mossoró's incremental SNDi rose from 2.27 to 2.49 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mossoró ranked 2nd out of 4 cities in Rio Grande do Norte and 123rd out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.49
Rank in Brazil
100th of 365
Rank in Rio Grande do Norte
2nd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.03
Rank in Brazil
123rd of 365
Rank in Rio Grande do Norte
2nd of 4

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
MossoroAkitaCape Coast

In new street additions, Mossoró and Akita both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Cape Coast built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Mossoró and Akita have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.