WORLD
Protected Areas Stem the Spread of Suburbanization
RESOURCES
INSTITUTE
Suburbanization, 2010 (projected)
Suburban
Urban
Protected areas
Suburban growth encroaches upon national forest land outside Atlanta, GA.
100
200
400
Miles
Sources: Protected areas (PAD-US, USGS National
Gap Analysis Program, 2009), housing density projections (David M.
Theobald, Colorado State University, 2009), satellite imagery (Bing Maps, Microsoft Corporation and its data suppliers, 2010).
seesouthernforests.org