Measuring Urban Growth in New Jersey

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Measuring Urban Growth inNew Jersey

• John Hasse, Ph.D.
• Rowan University

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Analyzing Landscape Change with Satellite Remote
Sensing andGeographic Information Systems
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Essex Union
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Recent Landscape Changes in New Jersey
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Forest Loss (19 FF/day)
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Wetlands Impact (7 FF/day)
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Farmland Loss (26 FF/day)
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Types of Urban Growth in Acres
Residential, Rural, Single Unit
45,448 ac
Other Urban or Built-Up Land
22,696 ac
Residential, Single Unit, (Low Density)
21,434 ac
Residential, Single Unit, (Medium Density)
20,194 ac
Residential, High Density, (Multiple Dwelling)
11,099 ac
Commercial / Services
9,137 ac
Recreational Land
6,146 ac
Industrial
5,352 ac
4,977 ac
Transportation / Communication
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Urban Growth and the State Plan
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Urban Growth and the Pine Barrens
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Remaining Available Lands
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Findings Conclusions

• Rapid landscape change in NJ
• NJ 1st to build out
• Sprawl more impacting than Smart Growth
• Impervious Surface a key indicator
• Pinelands demonstrated effective growth control
• Land Management Policies will be designing NJs
  Final Landscape

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Acknowledgements

• Dr. Richard G. Lathrop, Rutgers University
• Dr. Marjorie Kaplan, NJDEP
• Larry Thornton, and the entire GIS team at NJDEP

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