Revisiting urban expansion in the continental United States
•Urban expansion in the US mainland has declined by over 50% since 2001.•96% of the reduction occurs in US metro regions.•87% of metro population growth was in those with declining expansion per capita.•The reduction trend is durable across metro size and geographic region.
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| Published in | Landscape and urban planning Vol. 204; p. 103911 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Elsevier B.V
01.12.2020
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | •Urban expansion in the US mainland has declined by over 50% since 2001.•96% of the reduction occurs in US metro regions.•87% of metro population growth was in those with declining expansion per capita.•The reduction trend is durable across metro size and geographic region. |
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| ISSN: | 0169-2046 1872-6062 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103911 |