Caruaru: city in Pernambuco, 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 Caruaru as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.2, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.12, nan, 0.86 and 1.87. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Caruaru spans a total of 768 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.12, 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 1.12, 1.12, 1.1 and 1.2. Disconnectivity in Caruaru's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1991-2000, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 2001-2014.
Caruaru and Pernambuco 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 Pernambuco's street network construction.
How do development practices in Caruaru fare in comparison to others in Pernambuco? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Caruaru was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 13 cities in Pernambuco. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Pernambuco, street construction in Caruaru has become more disconnected. Caruaru ranked 8th in 1975, 11th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Caruaru 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 Caruaru fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Caruaru was the 234th-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 Caruaru has become more disconnected. Caruaru ranked 162nd in 1975, 275th in 1991-2000 and 234th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Caruaru and Pernambuco do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Caruaru followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Pernambuco rose steadily.
To date, Caruaru is the 8th-most disconnected out of the 13 cities in Pernambuco. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Caruaru ranked 8th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
Caruaru and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Caruaru followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
To date, Caruaru is the 208th-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 Caruaru has become more connected. Caruaru ranked 162nd in 1975, 195th in 1976-1990, 212th in 1991-2000 and 208th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Caruaru had a built-up area of 16.04 square kilometers, and a population of 297746 people.
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