1. WHAT HAS SHAPED THE GEOGRAPHICAL LANDSCAPE OF DELAWARE AND MARYLAND? Delmarva’s Changing Landscape

2. Conditions Issues Suburban sprawl Loss of habitat to development Industry crowding and polluting fertile lands Economic and housing growth Wildlife and natural resources preservation Agricultural production Past: historical overview

3. Key concepts Transportation: Transportation allowed for suburbanization as it gave city residents a way to commute from the suburbs to their jobs in the city, thus permitting them the chance to live outside of the city limits. Highways: Much suburban development is preceded by the construction of highways, allowing for businesses, neighborhoods, and strip malls to appear following and during its construction. Suburbanization: Suburban growth is one of the factors resulting in the encroachment of agricultural landholding throughout the Delmarva region.

4. Key concepts continued Dispersal: Despite the large trend towards suburbanization and development, there are regions in both Delaware and Maryland that have remained noticeably less developed than others. Causes: The discrepancies in the development of certain regions is not only because of land fertility, but also distance from cities. Using maps: Maps of both Delaware and Maryland illustrate the impact suburbanization has on both development and open space.

5. Key Concepts continued Delaware’s program: Delaware has attempted to address the loss of open space with the implementation of the Open Space Program though it has not had much success in deciding its direction Maryland programs: In order to control the development of open space, the Maryland state government has implemented programs such as the Program Open Space and the Smart Growth Plan.

6. Key Concepts continued Impact on farmers: Suburbanization inflicts important consequences on farmers, including increased pollution, higher land prices, and even further development. Impact on communities: Suburbanization has impacted the community in a variety of ways producing both beneficial and negative consequences.

7. Objective: Analyze reasons behind development in different regions Question:How does transportation affect suburbanization?  The role of urbanization Expanding middle class Consequences Crowded cities Transportation http://www.deldot.gov/information/media_gallery/2002/85th/images/wilm_downtown_1900s.jpg

8. Objective: Analyze reasons behind development in different regions Transportation and development http://utravelpics.com/mapstates/Delaware-road-map.gif

9. Objective: Analyze reasons behind development in different regions Question: Why are some regions more developed than others? http://static.newworldencyclopedia.org

10. Objective: Analyze reasons behind development in different regions http://www.umbc.edu/ges/student_projects/Ag_Atlas/pages/pdf/3/022_AGRICULTURAL_LAND_2001.pdf

11. Objective: Explain how development has impacted the community Question: How does development affect the atmosphere of a community?

12. Objective: Discuss the programs each state has employed How are states acting to control the loss of open space?  Maryland: Legacy of Regulation  Program Open Space  Environmental Precedent 1970-1992  2020 Commission 1987  Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act 1992  Smart Growth 1997  Delaware: Lukewarm Regulation  Refusal before the 1960s  1961: Delaware State Planning Office  Neglect: 1977-1987  Gov. Castle and Quality of Life Legislation  Gov. Carper and Delawarean-conscious planning

13. Objective: Analyze map data to interpret changes Maryland 1979-1997 http://www.dnr.state.md.us/education/growfromhere/LESSON2/LESSON2_1.HTM#P24

14. Objective: Evaluate arguments for and against development Question: What are the benefits and drawbacks of development?

15. Resources Walmart Interactive Map- http://projects.flowingdata.com/walmart/http://projects.flowingdata.com/walmart/  Provides a map showing how the Walmart chain has spread to cover the entire U.S. Friends of Brandywine Springs- http://www.fobsde.orghttp://www.fobsde.org  Shows changes of Brandywine Springs over the years Levittown: Documents of an Ideal American Suburb http://tigger.uic.edu/~pbhales/Levittown/ http://tigger.uic.edu/~pbhales/Levittown/  Shows pictures of original Levittowns, from the 1950’s when suburbanization began in full force. DNR: Where Do We Grow From Here? http://www.dnr.state.md.us/education/growfromhere/Home.htm  Provides lesson plans for teaching about development in Maryland and different maps and other sources to enhance lessons Suburban Sprawl in Georgia- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T2o8mRCOachttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T2o8mRCOac  Shows suburban sprawl first hand

16. Lesson/Activity Role- Students will take on the role of a Developer, Farmer, Conservationist, or Politician Audience- The City Council Board Format- Propose your argument to the council in a debate Topic- Decide whether to preserve the open space next to the park as a wildlife habitat or develop it into a Wal- Mart Superstore

17. Connections To prior units:  Manifest Destiny  The 1950s: Levittowns and suburbanization  The 1970s: environmentalism Regionally Nationally Globally

18. Importance in a U.S. History course

19. Connections to Students Students from MD and DE will be aware of differences between regions. Many students live in suburbs and may have parents that commute to cities. Changes in the community are happening every day and students have probably experienced development first hand.

20. Importance for Students Students and their generation will have to deal with the issue of losing open space and other environmental problems. Development and programs to control development can affect where students live and their daily lives.