Cruzeiro: 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 Cruzeiro as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.42, 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 2.29, nan, 7.48 and 6.11. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Cruzeiro spans a total of 249 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.29, 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 2.29, 2.29, 2.36 and 2.42. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Cruzeiro has become more disconnected.
Cruzeiro and São Paulo 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 São Paulo rose steadily.
How do development practices in Cruzeiro fare in comparison to others in São Paulo? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Cruzeiro was the 11th-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, street construction in Cruzeiro has become more connected. Cruzeiro ranked 14th in 1975, 6th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Cruzeiro 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 Cruzeiro fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Cruzeiro was the 34th-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 Cruzeiro has become more connected. Cruzeiro ranked 65th in 1975, 14th in 1991-2000 and 34th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Cruzeiro and São Paulo do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Cruzeiro rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in São Paulo rose steadily.
To date, Cruzeiro is the 17th-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 Cruzeiro has become more connected. Cruzeiro ranked 14th in 1975, 20th in 1976-1990, 17th in 1991-2000 and 17th in 2001-2014.
Cruzeiro and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Cruzeiro rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
To date, Cruzeiro is the 84th-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 Cruzeiro has become more connected. Cruzeiro ranked 65th in 1975, 84th in 1976-1990, 83rd in 1991-2000 and 84th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Cruzeiro had a built-up area of 10.24 square kilometers, and a population of 80167 people.
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