Feira de Santana: 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 Feira de Santana as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.24, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.82, nan, 2.54 and 4.81. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Feira de Santana spans a total of 1366 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.82, 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 1.82, 1.82, 1.92 and 2.24. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Feira de Santana has become more disconnected.
Feira de Santana 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 Feira de Santana fare in comparison to others in Bahia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Feira de Santana was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 21 cities in Bahia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Bahia, street construction in Feira de Santana has become more disconnected. Feira de Santana ranked 9th in 1975, 10th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Feira de Santana 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 Feira de Santana fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Feira de Santana was the 71st-most disconnected out of the 348 cities in Brazil. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Brazil, street construction in Feira de Santana has become more disconnected. Feira de Santana ranked 96th in 1975, 151st in 1991-2000 and 71st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Feira de Santana and Bahia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Feira de Santana rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bahia was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Feira de Santana is the 7th-most disconnected out of the 21 cities in Bahia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Bahia, the street network in Feira de Santana has become more disconnected. Feira de Santana ranked 9th in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
Feira de Santana and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Feira de Santana rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
To date, Feira de Santana is the 106th-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 Feira de Santana has become more connected. Feira de Santana ranked 96th in 1975, 123rd in 1976-1990, 123rd in 1991-2000 and 106th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Feira de Santana had a built-up area of 36.93 square kilometers, and a population of 519584 people.
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