Cataguases: 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 Cataguases as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.1, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.06, 4.36, 6.24 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Cataguases spans a total of 149 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 4.06, which is highly disconnected.
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 4.06, 4.08, 4.1 and 4.1. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Cataguases has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.02 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.0.
Cataguases 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 Cataguases fare in comparison to others in Minas Gerais? 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 Cataguases has become more connected. Cataguases ranked 1st in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990 and 2nd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Cataguases 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 Cataguases fare in comparison to others in Brazil? 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 Cataguases has become more connected. Cataguases ranked 14th in 1975, 28th in 1976-1990 and 23rd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Cataguases and Minas Gerais do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Cataguases rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Minas Gerais rose steadily.
To date, Cataguases is the 5th-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 Cataguases has become more connected. Cataguases ranked 1st in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Cataguases and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Cataguases rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
To date, Cataguases is the 22nd-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 Cataguases has become more connected. Cataguases ranked 14th in 1975, 18th in 1976-1990, 20th in 1991-2000 and 22nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Cataguases had a built-up area of 4.25 square kilometers, and a population of 52635 people.
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