Batatais: city in São Paulo, 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 Batatais as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.34, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.12, 0.03, 0.81 and 2.1. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Batatais fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Batatais spans a total of 265 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 0.03, which is very 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 0.12, 0.03, 0.19 and 0.34. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Batatais has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Batatais and São Paulo do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Batatais was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in São Paulo rose steadily.
How do development practices in Batatais fare in comparison to others in São Paulo? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Batatais was the 47th-most disconnected out of the 74 cities in São Paulo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in São Paulo, street construction in Batatais has become more disconnected. Batatais ranked 52nd in 1975, 65th in 1976-1990, 55th in 1991-2000 and 47th in 2001-2014.
Batatais and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Batatais was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
How do development practices in Batatais fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Batatais was the 215th-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 Batatais has become more disconnected. Batatais ranked 283rd in 1975, 227th in 1976-1990, 278th in 1991-2000 and 215th in 2001-2014.
Batatais and São Paulo do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Batatais was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in São Paulo rose steadily.
To date, Batatais is the 64th-most disconnected out of the 74 cities in São Paulo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in São Paulo, the street network in Batatais has become more connected. Batatais ranked 52nd in 1975, 66th in 1976-1990, 67th in 1991-2000 and 64th in 2001-2014.
Batatais and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Batatais was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
To date, Batatais is the 308th-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 Batatais has become more connected. Batatais ranked 283rd in 1975, 324th in 1976-1990, 321st in 1991-2000 and 308th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Batatais had a built-up area of 4.87 square kilometers, and a population of 50326 people.
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