Recife: 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 Recife as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.5, 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 2.3, nan, 3.8 and 4.42. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Recife spans a total of 5470 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.3, 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 2.3, 2.3, 2.41 and 2.5. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Recife has become more disconnected.
Recife 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 Recife fare in comparison to others in Pernambuco? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Recife was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 13 cities in Pernambuco. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Pernambuco, street construction in Recife has become more connected. Recife ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Recife 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 Recife fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Recife was the 91st-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 Recife has become more connected. Recife ranked 64th in 1975, 80th in 1991-2000 and 91st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Recife and Pernambuco do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Recife rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Pernambuco rose steadily.
To date, Recife is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 13 cities in Pernambuco. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Pernambuco, the street network in Recife has become more connected. Recife ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Recife and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Recife rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
To date, Recife is the 76th-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 Recife has become more connected. Recife ranked 64th in 1975, 82nd in 1976-1990, 78th in 1991-2000 and 76th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Recife had a built-up area of 189.76 square kilometers, and a population of 3430754 people.
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