Ribeirão Pires: 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 Ribeirão Pires as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.06, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.58, 5.22, 8.12 and 3.48. Street construction in Ribeirão Pires increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ribeirão Pires spans a total of 354 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.58, 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 3.58, 4.04, 4.06 and 4.06. The aggregate street network in Ribeirão Pires increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 2000.
Ribeirão Pires and São Paulo do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Ribeirão Pires peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in São Paulo rose steadily.
How do development practices in Ribeirão Pires fare in comparison to others in São Paulo? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ribeirão Pires was the 31st-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 Ribeirão Pires has become more connected. Ribeirão Pires ranked 6th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 31st in 2001-2014.
Ribeirão Pires and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Ribeirão Pires peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
How do development practices in Ribeirão Pires fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ribeirão Pires was the 128th-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 Ribeirão Pires has become more connected. Ribeirão Pires ranked 26th in 1975, 15th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 128th in 2001-2014.
Ribeirão Pires and São Paulo do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ribeirão Pires peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in São Paulo rose steadily.
To date, Ribeirão Pires is the 5th-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 Ribeirão Pires has become more disconnected. Ribeirão Pires ranked 6th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Ribeirão Pires and Brazil do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ribeirão Pires peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Brazil rose steadily.
To date, Ribeirão Pires is the 23rd-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 Ribeirão Pires has become more disconnected. Ribeirão Pires ranked 26th in 1975, 20th in 1976-1990, 21st in 1991-2000 and 23rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Ribeirão Pires had a built-up area of 10.58 square kilometers, and a population of 108003 people.
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