Caxias do Sul: city in Rio Grande do Sul, 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 Caxias do Sul as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.81, 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 0.84, 2.8, 4.25 and 5.71. In each period, new street development in Caxias do Sul steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.95 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 1.46.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Caxias do Sul spans a total of 1189 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.8, 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 0.84, 2.3, 2.53 and 2.81. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Caxias do Sul has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.45 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.28.
Caxias do Sul and Rio Grande do Sul 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 Caxias do Sul fare in comparison to others in Rio Grande do Sul? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Caxias do Sul was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 24 cities in Rio Grande do Sul. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Rio Grande do Sul, street construction in Caxias do Sul has become more disconnected. Caxias do Sul ranked 13th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Caxias do Sul 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 Caxias do Sul fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Caxias do Sul was the 41st-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 Caxias do Sul has become more disconnected. Caxias do Sul ranked 195th in 1975, 70th in 1976-1990, 58th in 1991-2000 and 41st in 2001-2014.
Caxias do Sul and Rio Grande do Sul follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Caxias do Sul is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 24 cities in Rio Grande do Sul. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Rio Grande do Sul, the street network in Caxias do Sul has become more disconnected. Caxias do Sul ranked 13th in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Caxias do Sul and Brazil follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Caxias do Sul is the 57th-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 Caxias do Sul has become more disconnected. Caxias do Sul ranked 195th in 1975, 83rd in 1976-1990, 67th in 1991-2000 and 57th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Caxias do Sul had a built-up area of 51.1 square kilometers, and a population of 397598 people.
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