Pirassununga: 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 Pirassununga as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.16, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.12, 1.38 and 1.96. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Pirassununga spans a total of 301 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, which is highly disconnected.
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 nan, 0.12, 1.05 and 1.16. Data was not available in 1975.
Pirassununga 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 Pirassununga fare in comparison to others in São Paulo? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Pirassununga was the 53rd-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 Pirassununga has become more disconnected. Pirassununga ranked 63rd in 1976-1990, 47th in 1991-2000 and 53rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Pirassununga 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 Pirassununga fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Pirassununga was the 230th-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 Pirassununga has become more connected. Pirassununga ranked 223rd in 1976-1990, 232nd in 1991-2000 and 230th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Pirassununga and São Paulo do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in São Paulo rose steadily.
To date, Pirassununga is the 42nd-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, the street network in Pirassununga has become more disconnected. Pirassununga ranked 63rd in 1976-1990, 44th in 1991-2000 and 42nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Pirassununga and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
To date, Pirassununga is the 213th-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 Pirassununga has become more disconnected. Pirassununga ranked 317th in 1976-1990, 217th in 1991-2000 and 213th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Pirassununga had a built-up area of 4.03 square kilometers, and a population of 56078 people.
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