São Luís: city in Maranhão, 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 São Luís as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.06, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.02, nan, 3.98 and 5.63. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in São Luís spans a total of 3133 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.02, 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 2.02, 2.02, 2.05 and 2.06. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in São Luís has become more disconnected.
São Luís and Maranhão 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 Maranhão's street network construction.
How do development practices in São Luís fare in comparison to others in Maranhão? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in São Luís was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Maranhão. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. São Luís ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
São Luís 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 São Luís fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in São Luís was the 45th-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 São Luís has become more disconnected. São Luís ranked 80th in 1975, 69th in 1991-2000 and 45th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
São Luís and Maranhão do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in São Luís rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Maranhão rose steadily.
To date, São Luís is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Maranhão. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. São Luís ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
São Luís and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in São Luís rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
To date, São Luís is the 120th-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 São Luís has become more connected. São Luís ranked 80th in 1975, 105th in 1976-1990, 113th in 1991-2000 and 120th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, São Luís had a built-up area of 115.41 square kilometers, and a population of 1277592 people.
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