Barbacena: 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 Barbacena as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.7, 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 2.7, nan, 2.76 and nan. Data was not available in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Barbacena spans a total of 290 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.7, 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 2.7, 2.7, 2.7 and 2.7. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Barbacena has become more disconnected.
Barbacena and Minas Gerais 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 Minas Gerais rose steadily.
How do development practices in Barbacena fare in comparison to others in Minas Gerais? out of the 47 cities in Minas Gerais. Barbacena ranked 9th in 1975 and 23rd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Barbacena 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 Barbacena fare in comparison to others in Brazil? out of the 348 cities in Brazil. Barbacena ranked 50th in 1975 and 138th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Barbacena and Minas Gerais do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Barbacena rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Minas Gerais rose steadily.
To date, Barbacena is the 10th-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 Barbacena has become more connected. Barbacena ranked 9th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014.
Barbacena and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Barbacena rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
To date, Barbacena is the 63rd-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 Barbacena has become more connected. Barbacena ranked 50th in 1975, 54th in 1976-1990, 54th in 1991-2000 and 63rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Barbacena had a built-up area of 11.57 square kilometers, and a population of 94950 people.
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