Santa Cruz do Capibaribe: 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 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.88, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.72, nan, 1.05 and 1.42. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe spans a total of 295 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.72, 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 0.72, 0.72, 0.75 and 0.88. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe has become more disconnected.
Santa Cruz do Capibaribe 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 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe fare in comparison to others in Pernambuco? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe was the 11th-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 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe has become more connected. Santa Cruz do Capibaribe ranked 10th in 1975, 10th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Santa Cruz do Capibaribe 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 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe was the 267th-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 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe has become more connected. Santa Cruz do Capibaribe ranked 205th in 1975, 260th in 1991-2000 and 267th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Santa Cruz do Capibaribe and Pernambuco do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Pernambuco rose steadily.
To date, Santa Cruz do Capibaribe is the 10th-most disconnected out of the 13 cities in Pernambuco. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Santa Cruz do Capibaribe ranked 10th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014.
Santa Cruz do Capibaribe and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
To date, Santa Cruz do Capibaribe is the 253rd-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 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe has become more connected. Santa Cruz do Capibaribe ranked 205th in 1975, 242nd in 1976-1990, 250th in 1991-2000 and 253rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Santa Cruz do Capibaribe had a built-up area of 5.67 square kilometers, and a population of 116677 people.
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