Lagarto in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lagarto in context

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LagartoSergipe (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lagarto plotted against Sergipe and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Lagarto's incremental SNDi rose from 1.63 to 2.55 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lagarto ranked 2nd out of 5 cities in Sergipe and 77th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.55
Rank in Brazil
106th of 365
Rank in Sergipe
2nd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.78
Rank in Brazil
77th of 365
Rank in Sergipe
2nd of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LagartoKakandaRengat

In new street additions, Lagarto and Kakanda both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Rengat built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Kakanda and Rengat both became progressively more disconnected, while Lagarto fluctuated in connectivity. Lagarto and Kakanda have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.