Alig, R.J., J.D. Klin & M. Lichtenstein, 2004, Urbanisation on the US landscape: looking ahead in the 21st century, in: Landscape and Urban Planning, ,
- Author : Alig, R.J., J.D. Klin & M. Lichtenstein
- Year : 2004
- Journal/Series : Landscape and Urban Planning
- Pages : 219-234
- Contents in English : Conversion of rural lands to urban and other built-up uses affects the mix of commodities and services produced from the global land base. In the United States, there was a 34% increase in the amount of land devoted to urban and built-up uses between 1982 and 1997. This increase came predominantly from the conversion of croplands and forestland, with the largest increases in developed area happening in the southern region of the country. This paper examines historcal trends for developed land area in US over the past 20 years. Based on historical data on urban area and associated demographic (e.g., population and socio-economic factors (e.g., personal income), the authors estimate models of urban land area. They use the models to generate 25-year projections of potential future urbanization and development, base on projected 35% increase in the US population. They than discuss implications of projected increases in urban area and regional variation in urbanization.
- Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: urbanization, landscape planning, land use economics, land allocation.