It is not yet fully clear why the rate of population growth, economic conditions, and land-use
patterns change more rapidly in some areas of the West than in others. Some counties are …

Traditional economic models of land‐use change have focused on factors such as distance
to population centers, available labor supply, population density, and patterns of existing …

Marine fisheries and fishing societies develop around the resources provided by a particular
ecosystem. As they exploit these resources, fisheries transform the ecosystem, which …

The ecoregions of the Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain, Southeastern Plains, Piedmont, and
Blue Ridge provide a continuum of land cover from the Atlantic Ocean to the highest …

Urbanization will place significant pressures on biodiversity across the world. However,
there are large uncertainties in the amount and location of future urbanization, particularly …

This research analyzes the relationship between protected federal lands (wilderness,
national parks, national monuments and roadless areas) and nearby communities in the …

Low‐density rural home development is the fastest‐growing form of land use in the United
States since 1950. This “exurban” development (∼ 6–25 homes/km2) includes urban fringe …

Contemporary interdisciplinary research on human-induced global environmental change
recognizes two broad and overlapping fields of study (67). That of industrial metabolism …

In order to understand the magnitude, direction, and geographic distribution of land‐use
changes, we evaluated land‐use trends in US counties during the latter half of the 20th …

RA Houghton hanges in land use reflect the history and, perhaps, the future of humankind.
They are linked with economic development, population growth, technology, and …