São Carlos: 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 São Carlos as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.04, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are -0.04, 0.88, 2.09 and 3.13. In each period, new street development in São Carlos steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in São Carlos spans a total of 811 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 0.88, which is relatively 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 -0.04, 0.83, 0.98 and 1.04. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in São Carlos has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.86 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.06.
São Carlos and São Paulo follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in São Carlos fare in comparison to others in São Paulo? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in São Carlos was the 34th-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 São Carlos has become more disconnected. São Carlos ranked 56th in 1975, 49th in 1976-1990, 41st in 1991-2000 and 34th in 2001-2014.
São Carlos and Brazil follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in São Carlos fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in São Carlos was the 149th-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 São Carlos has become more disconnected. São Carlos ranked 306th in 1975, 178th in 1976-1990, 189th in 1991-2000 and 149th in 2001-2014.
São Carlos and São Paulo follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, São Carlos is 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, the street network in São Carlos has become more disconnected. São Carlos ranked 56th in 1975, 45th in 1976-1990, 46th in 1991-2000 and 47th in 2001-2014.
São Carlos and Brazil follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, São Carlos is the 230th-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 São Carlos has become more disconnected. São Carlos ranked 306th in 1975, 230th in 1976-1990, 228th in 1991-2000 and 230th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, São Carlos had a built-up area of 21.3 square kilometers, and a population of 211334 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: