Icaivera: 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 Icaivera as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.53, 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 1.51, 2.45, 2.97 and 2.14. Street construction in Icaivera increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Icaivera spans a total of 129 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.45, 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 1.51, 2.4, 2.54 and 2.53. The aggregate street network in Icaivera increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 2000.
Icaivera and Minas Gerais do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Icaivera peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Minas Gerais rose steadily.
How do development practices in Icaivera fare in comparison to others in Minas Gerais? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Icaivera was 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, street construction in Icaivera has become more connected. Icaivera ranked 20th in 1975, 16th in 1976-1990, 19th in 1991-2000 and 30th in 2001-2014.
Icaivera and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Icaivera peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
How do development practices in Icaivera fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Icaivera was the 211th-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 Icaivera has become more connected. Icaivera ranked 119th in 1975, 83rd in 1976-1990, 123rd in 1991-2000 and 211th in 2001-2014.
Icaivera and Minas Gerais do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Icaivera peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Minas Gerais rose steadily.
To date, Icaivera is the 11th-most disconnected out of the 47 cities in Minas Gerais. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Minas Gerais, the street network in Icaivera has become more disconnected. Icaivera ranked 20th in 1975, 12th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014.
Icaivera and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Icaivera peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
To date, Icaivera is the 73rd-most disconnected out of the 348 cities in Brazil. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Brazil, the street network in Icaivera has become more disconnected. Icaivera ranked 119th in 1975, 68th in 1976-1990, 64th in 1991-2000 and 73rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Icaivera had a built-up area of 5.14 square kilometers, and a population of 53206 people.
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