Nova Serrana: 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 Nova Serrana as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.23, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.02, 0.99, 1.38 and 1.87. In each period, new street development in Nova Serrana steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.97 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.5.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Nova Serrana spans a total of 337 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 1.38, 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 0.02, 0.74, 1.04 and 1.23. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Nova Serrana has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.72 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.19.
Nova Serrana 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 Nova Serrana fare in comparison to others in Minas Gerais? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nova Serrana was the 33rd-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 Nova Serrana has become more disconnected. Nova Serrana ranked 38th in 1975, 30th in 1976-1990, 34th in 1991-2000 and 33rd in 2001-2014.
Nova Serrana 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 Nova Serrana fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nova Serrana was the 236th-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 Nova Serrana has become more disconnected. Nova Serrana ranked 291st in 1975, 170th in 1976-1990, 233rd in 1991-2000 and 236th in 2001-2014.
Nova Serrana 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, Nova Serrana is the 29th-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 Nova Serrana has become more disconnected. Nova Serrana ranked 38th in 1975, 31st in 1976-1990, 30th in 1991-2000 and 29th in 2001-2014.
Nova Serrana and Brazil follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Nova Serrana is the 206th-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 Nova Serrana has become more disconnected. Nova Serrana ranked 291st in 1975, 240th in 1976-1990, 218th in 1991-2000 and 206th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Nova Serrana had a built-up area of 8.96 square kilometers, and a population of 93699 people.
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