Lavras: 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.
View Lavras, Brazil on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Lavras as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.33, 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 1.53, 2.13, 3.42 and 4.73. In each period, new street development in Lavras steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Lavras spans a total of 295 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.13, 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 1.53, 1.86, 2.21 and 2.33. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Lavras has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.33 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.12.
Lavras and Minas Gerais follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Lavras fare in comparison to others in Minas Gerais? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Lavras was the 9th-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, street construction in Lavras has become more disconnected. Lavras ranked 19th in 1975, 19th in 1976-1990, 15th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014.
Lavras and Brazil follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Lavras fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Lavras was the 77th-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 Lavras has become more disconnected. Lavras ranked 117th in 1975, 98th in 1976-1990, 99th in 1991-2000 and 77th in 2001-2014.
Lavras and Minas Gerais follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Lavras is the 18th-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 Lavras has become more disconnected. Lavras ranked 19th in 1975, 19th in 1976-1990, 19th in 1991-2000 and 18th in 2001-2014.
Lavras and Brazil follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Lavras is the 96th-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 Lavras has become more disconnected. Lavras ranked 117th in 1975, 118th in 1976-1990, 101st in 1991-2000 and 96th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Lavras had a built-up area of 11.12 square kilometers, and a population of 86932 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: