Guaratinguetá: 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 Guaratinguetá as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.51, 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 2.5, nan, 2.66 and nan. Data was not available in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Guaratinguetá spans a total of 336 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.5, 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 2.5, 2.5, 2.51 and 2.51. Disconnectivity in Guaratinguetá's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 1991-2000.
Guaratinguetá 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 Guaratinguetá fare in comparison to others in São Paulo? out of the 74 cities in São Paulo. Guaratinguetá ranked 10th in 1975 and 32nd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Guaratinguetá 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 Guaratinguetá fare in comparison to others in Brazil? out of the 348 cities in Brazil. Guaratinguetá ranked 55th in 1975 and 147th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Guaratinguetá and São Paulo do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Guaratinguetá followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in São Paulo rose steadily.
To date, Guaratinguetá is the 15th-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 Guaratinguetá has become more connected. Guaratinguetá ranked 10th in 1975, 13th in 1976-1990, 14th in 1991-2000 and 15th in 2001-2014.
Guaratinguetá and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Guaratinguetá followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
To date, Guaratinguetá is the 74th-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 Guaratinguetá has become more connected. Guaratinguetá ranked 55th in 1975, 61st in 1976-1990, 68th in 1991-2000 and 74th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Guaratinguetá had a built-up area of 12.94 square kilometers, and a population of 87096 people.
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