Belém: city in Pará, 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 Belém as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.95, 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 2.76, nan, 3.48 and 5.17. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Belém spans a total of 3311 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.76, 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 2.76, 2.76, 2.89 and 2.95. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Belém has become more disconnected.
Belém and Pará do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Pará's street network construction.
How do development practices in Belém fare in comparison to others in Pará? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Belém was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 16 cities in Pará. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Pará, street construction in Belém has become more disconnected. Belém ranked 1st in 1975, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Belém 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 Belém fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Belém was the 58th-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 Belém has become more disconnected. Belém ranked 45th in 1975, 98th in 1991-2000 and 58th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Belém and Pará do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Belém rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Pará rose steadily.
To date, Belém is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 16 cities in Pará. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Belém ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Belém and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Belém rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
To date, Belém is the 49th-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 Belém has become more connected. Belém ranked 45th in 1975, 52nd in 1976-1990, 50th in 1991-2000 and 49th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Belém had a built-up area of 143.61 square kilometers, and a population of 2087906 people.
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