Barreiras: city in Bahia, Brazil
What exactly constitutes the spatial extent of the city? For these aggregations, we used the Global Human Settlement Layer Urban Center Database (GHS-UCDB) to define the boundaries of the city. These cities -- or urban centers -- cover areas that are densely populated and built-up, and so may extend beyond the spatial borders of these cities that we may be familiar with. The GHS area is shaded in blue.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Barreiras as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.65, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.55, nan, 0.76 and 0.82. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Barreiras spans a total of 272 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.55, which is relatively well-connected.
Effect on the aggregate network: New construction in each period adds to the total stock of streets, but does not change streets that have already been built. Therefore, it has a limited effect on the street network as a whole. The SNDis of the aggregate street network in the respective time periods are 0.55, 0.55, 0.58 and 0.65. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Barreiras has become more disconnected.
Barreiras and Bahia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bahia was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Barreiras fare in comparison to others in Bahia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Barreiras was the 20th-most disconnected out of the 21 cities in Bahia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Bahia, street construction in Barreiras has become more connected. Barreiras ranked 16th in 1975, 17th in 1991-2000 and 20th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Barreiras and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
How do development practices in Barreiras fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Barreiras was the 306th-most disconnected out of the 348 cities in Brazil. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Brazil, street construction in Barreiras has become more connected. Barreiras ranked 233rd in 1975, 283rd in 1991-2000 and 306th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Barreiras and Bahia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Barreiras rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bahia was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Barreiras is the 18th-most disconnected out of the 21 cities in Bahia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Bahia, the street network in Barreiras has become more connected. Barreiras ranked 16th in 1975, 16th in 1976-1990, 16th in 1991-2000 and 18th in 2001-2014.
Barreiras and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Barreiras rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
To date, Barreiras is the 268th-most disconnected out of the 348 cities in Brazil. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Brazil, the street network in Barreiras has become more connected. Barreiras ranked 233rd in 1975, 265th in 1976-1990, 269th in 1991-2000 and 268th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Barreiras had a built-up area of 2.82 square kilometers, and a population of 142458 people.
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