4.2 Hotspots of Suburban Encroachment on Southern Forests (2000-2020)
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Hotspots of Suburban Encroachment on Southern Forests (2000-2020)
Forest projected to be impacted by urbanization and suburbanization between 2000 and 2020 Urban areas in 2000 Forest Non-forest
Sources: WRI analysis on housing density projections (Theobald, 2009) and forest cover (NLCD 2001 Land Cover, USGS, 2007); forest cover (NLCD 2001 Land Cover, USGS, 2007); administrative boundaries (ESRI Data and Maps 9.3.1, ESRI, 2008).
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Hotspots of Suburban Encroachment on Southern Forests (2000-2020)
Forest projected to be impacted by urbanization and suburbanization between 2000 and 2020 Urban areas in 2000 Forest Non-forest
Sources: WRI analysis on housing density projections (Theobald, 2009) and forest cover (NLCD 2001 Land Cover, USGS, 2007); forest cover (NLCD 2001 Land Cover, USGS, 2007); administrative boundaries (ESRI Data and Maps 9.3.1, ESRI, 2008).
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