Land Use scan Ch. 13

Land Use 47% of US land is cropland 45% forest and natural areas only 5% is urban

Federal government is the largest land owner Bureau of Land Management manages 262 million acres -- 1/8 of U.S. land

Federal government is the largest land owner BLM also administers 300 million acres of subsurface mineral rights and 388 million acres of wildfire management Land is leased to private companies for mining, grazing, & logging

1990 Lake County Land Use Land Use Who decides local land use? county boards city zoning These are units of government which are overlooked by most citizens

Land Use watersheds

Land Use watersheds dead zone

Land Use watersheds dead zone eutrophy Nitrates stimulate algae growth “Everything is interconnected”

Land Use watersheds the Continental Divide

Land Use watersheds the Continental Divide

4 Way Divide here Vermillion Kaskaskia Sangamon Embarras

Land Use scan Ch. 13 U.S. Population Density (1990)

Land Use Urbanization Suburbs

Land Use Urban Sprawl loss of farmland & natural areas traffic congestion air & water pollution increased flooding

Land Use Urban Sprawl

Land Use Urban Sprawl

Land Use Urban Sprawl Megalopolis growing into gigalopololis

Land Use Urban Sprawl The New Urbanism

Land Use Urban Sprawl The New Urbanism

Portland, OR Land Use Urban Sprawl The New Urbanism

Land Use Urban Sprawl The New Urbanism

Portland, OR Land Use Urban Sprawl The New Urbanism

Land Use The National Lawn

Land Use Frederick Law Olmstead Riverside, IL

Land Use