Sobral: city in Ceará, 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 Sobral as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.43, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.32, nan, 1.49 and 1.3. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Sobral spans a total of 290 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.32, which is very 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 0.32, 0.32, 0.43 and 0.43. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Sobral has become more disconnected.
Sobral and Ceará do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Ceará's street network construction.
How do development practices in Sobral fare in comparison to others in Ceará? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sobral was the 7th-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Ceará. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Sobral ranked 7th in 1975, 7th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Sobral 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 Sobral fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sobral was the 275th-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 Sobral has become more connected. Sobral ranked 256th in 1975, 224th in 1991-2000 and 275th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Sobral and Ceará do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Sobral rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ceará rose steadily.
To date, Sobral is the 7th-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Ceará. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Sobral ranked 7th in 1975, 7th in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
Sobral and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Sobral rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
To date, Sobral is the 299th-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 Sobral has become more connected. Sobral ranked 256th in 1975, 288th in 1976-1990, 290th in 1991-2000 and 299th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Sobral had a built-up area of 8.91 square kilometers, and a population of 135643 people.
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