Muriaé: 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 Muriaé as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.95, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.77, 4.6, 4.95 and 4.78. Street construction in Muriaé 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 Muriaé spans a total of 222 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.77, 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 3.77, 3.81, 3.94 and 3.95. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Muriaé has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.04 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.01.
Muriaé and Minas Gerais do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Muriaé peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Minas Gerais rose steadily.
How do development practices in Muriaé fare in comparison to others in Minas Gerais? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Muriaé was the 8th-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 Muriaé has become more connected. Muriaé ranked 5th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
Muriaé and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Muriaé peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
How do development practices in Muriaé fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Muriaé was the 74th-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 Muriaé has become more connected. Muriaé ranked 22nd in 1975, 25th in 1976-1990, 39th in 1991-2000 and 74th in 2001-2014.
Muriaé 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, Muriaé is the 6th-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 Muriaé has become more connected. Muriaé ranked 5th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Muriaé and Brazil follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Muriaé is the 24th-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 Muriaé has become more connected. Muriaé ranked 22nd in 1975, 25th in 1976-1990, 23rd in 1991-2000 and 24th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Muriaé had a built-up area of 7.66 square kilometers, and a population of 82969 people.
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