The Geography of Suburban SprawlJames Hayes-BohananDept. of Geography, Bridgewater State College Massachusetts Association of Conservation CommissionersAnnual Environmental ConferenceMarch 3, 2007

Northern Idaho / Source: Cecil Williams http://www.cecilw.com/photo/albums/artsy2/6549_cadillac.sized.jpg

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/daily/graphics/tysons_042205.htmlandhttp://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/

Impacts of Pavement on Hydrology and Climate

Example from Western Washington

pubs.usgs.govU.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYFact Sheet 076-03Effects of Urban Development on FloodsBy C. P. Konrad

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Two things we are against …

www.whrc.org

My, how we’ve grown!

Critical Mass – www.whrc.org

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Kingston Village, 1889Source: WHRC

Kingston Village, 1938Source: WHRC

Kingston Village, 1977Source: WHRC

Kingston Village, 2001Source: WHRC

Future so bright?

2030Smart Growth

2030Status Quo

Critical Mass – www.whrc.org

Comparison – Guess Where?

Porto Alegre

Ciudad de “Edge”

Wednesday, April 4, 20077:30 p.m.

Bridgewater State CollegeMoakley Auditoriumwww.bridgew.edu