Analysis of Urban Sprawl in Cookeville, TN Using GIS Technology By Brian O. Whitworth

-Some Questions 1.) What is GIS? -Geographic Information Systems -computer system capable of capturing, storing, analyzing, and displaying geographically referenced information

2.)What is Urban Sprawl? -The unplanned, uncontrolled spreading of urban development into areas adjoining the edge of a city. -an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities

3.))Why should we be concerned ? Tennessee: *14 th largest growing state in the lower 48 * 4 th fastest rate of land development in U.S.

what is being done? *PC 1101-Growth Policy: requires local governments to develop and coordinate plans for growth. Two goals: 1.)correct out-of-control annexations and municipal incorporations that were creating conflicts among cities & counties 2.) prompt local governments to manage growth more effectively-“ more closely match the timing of the timing of development to the provision of public services” or to minimize urban sprawl.

Urban Growth Boundaries:  every municipality must establish an urban growth boundary, large enough and well-located to accommodate projected “high-density” growth for 20 years

Population growth Cities over 50,000

Population Growth Cities Under 50,000

Increase in Residential Homes and Commercial/Industrial Businesses

CONCLUSION -By 2015 Cookeville’s population will increase ~ 22% -Apartments will increase ~25-50% -Residential housing will increase ~8% with quad 4 showing the greatest Amount of growth

Recourses Jeff Littrell, city of Cookeville Porter,Douglas R. President, Growth Management Institute “Tennessee’s Growth Policy Act: Purposes, Implementation, and effects on Development” July 2002 Dr. Peter Li, Professor Department of Earth Sciences, Tennessee Technological University

Analysis of Urban Sprawl in Cookeville, TN Using GIS Technology By Brian O. Whitworth