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State Sprawl

Lost Open Space in Colorado

1982-2017

0 sq. mi.

25 sq. mi.

50 sq. mi.

80 sq. mi.

110 sq. mi.

140 sq. mi.

Colorado lost 1,206 square miles

of open space

Loss related to population

Loss related to consumption

1. "Population" refers to increase in population.

2. "Consumption" refers to increase in developed land consumption per capita (per person).

State Sprawl

Lost Open Space in Colorado

2002-2017

0 sq. mi.

25 sq. mi.

50 sq. mi.

80 sq. mi.

110 sq. mi.

140 sq. mi.

Colorado lost 1,206 square miles

of open space

Loss related to population

Loss related to consumption

1. "Population" refers to increase in population.

2. "Consumption" refers to increase in developed land consumption per capita (per person).

State Sprawl

Two Decades of NumbersUSA Studies on Population Growth and Urban Sprawl

STUDIES

2023 Californicating Idaho

2023 Illusion of Endless Texas Habitat

2022 Disappearing Colorado

2022 From Sea To Sprawling Sea (49 states)

2021 A Thirsty Arizona

2020 Californication of Oregon

2017 Paving The Piedmont (GA, SC, NC)

2017 Texas Urban Triangle

2014 Vanishing Natural Florida

2014 Vanishing Open Spaces (48 states)

2003 Outsmarting Smart Growth (48 states)

2001 Large U.S. Cities

2000 Sprawl In Florida

2000 Sprawl In California

REPORTS

2024 NEVADA NO. 1

2024 LOVE HURTS (NC)

2023 SPRAWL IN MINNESOTA

2003 CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED (VA, MD, PA, WV)