Araxá: city in Minas Gerais, 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 Araxá as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.16, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.48, 0.58, 1.71 and 2.36. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Araxá fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Araxá spans a total of 404 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 0.58, 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 1.48, 0.59, 0.95 and 1.16. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Araxá has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Araxá and Minas Gerais do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Araxá was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Minas Gerais rose steadily.
How do development practices in Araxá fare in comparison to others in Minas Gerais? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Araxá was the 28th-most disconnected out of the 47 cities in Minas Gerais. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Minas Gerais, street construction in Araxá has become more connected. Araxá ranked 21st in 1975, 37th in 1976-1990, 31st in 1991-2000 and 28th in 2001-2014.
Araxá and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Araxá was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
How do development practices in Araxá fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Araxá was the 195th-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 Araxá has become more connected. Araxá ranked 124th in 1975, 197th in 1976-1990, 211th in 1991-2000 and 195th in 2001-2014.
Araxá and Minas Gerais do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Araxá was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Minas Gerais rose steadily.
To date, Araxá is the 30th-most disconnected out of the 47 cities in Minas Gerais. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Minas Gerais, the street network in Araxá has become more connected. Araxá ranked 21st in 1975, 34th in 1976-1990, 32nd in 1991-2000 and 30th in 2001-2014.
Araxá and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Araxá was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
To date, Araxá is the 214th-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 Araxá has become more connected. Araxá ranked 124th in 1975, 260th in 1976-1990, 229th in 1991-2000 and 214th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Araxá had a built-up area of 10.0 square kilometers, and a population of 95255 people.
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