Florianópolis: city in Santa Catarina, 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 Florianópolis as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.8, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.0, 5.93, 5.01 and 5.59. Disconnectivity in street construction in Florianópolis follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Florianópolis spans a total of 1858 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.0, 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 3.0, 3.6, 3.67 and 3.8. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Florianópolis has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.59 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.13.
Florianópolis and Santa Catarina do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Florianópolis followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Santa Catarina rose steadily.
How do development practices in Florianópolis fare in comparison to others in Santa Catarina? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Florianópolis was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Santa Catarina. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Santa Catarina, street construction in Florianópolis has become more disconnected. Florianópolis ranked 4th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Florianópolis and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Florianópolis followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
How do development practices in Florianópolis fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Florianópolis was the 46th-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 Florianópolis has become more connected. Florianópolis ranked 38th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 36th in 1991-2000 and 46th in 2001-2014.
Florianópolis and Santa Catarina follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Florianópolis is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Santa Catarina. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Santa Catarina, the street network in Florianópolis has become more disconnected. Florianópolis ranked 4th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Florianópolis and Brazil follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Florianópolis is the 27th-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 Florianópolis has become more disconnected. Florianópolis ranked 38th in 1975, 27th in 1976-1990, 27th in 1991-2000 and 27th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Florianópolis had a built-up area of 69.71 square kilometers, and a population of 641126 people.
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