Espírito Santo: region in 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 Espírito Santo as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.56, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.92, 2.65, 3.36 and 4.01. In each period, new street development in Espírito Santo steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.73 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.65.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Espírito Santo spans a total of 21800 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.65, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 1.92, 2.29, 2.46 and 2.56. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Espírito Santo has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.37 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.1.
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Espírito Santo rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Espírito Santo, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Vila Velha, Colina de Laranjeiras and Cachoeiro de Itapemirim. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Espírito Santo follow the same region trend.
How do development practices in Espírito Santo fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Espírito Santo was the 11th-most disconnected out of the 29 regions in Brazil. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other regions in Brazil, street construction in Espírito Santo has become more disconnected. Espírito Santo ranked 13th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014.
As of 2014, the city with the most disconnected street network in Espírito Santo is Cachoeiro de Itapemirim with an SNDi of 3.93, which is highly disconnected. Conversely, the most connected city is São Mateus with an SNDi of 1.3, which is relatively well-connected. See trends for these cities: São Mateus, Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Espírito Santo rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Espírito Santo, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Vila Velha, Colina de Laranjeiras and Cachoeiro de Itapemirim. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Espírito Santo follow the same region trend.
To date, Espírito Santo is the 12th-most disconnected out of the 29 regions in Brazil. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other regions in Brazil, the street network in Espírito Santo has become more disconnected. Espírito Santo ranked 13th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 12th in 2001-2014.