Measuring Urban Growth in

New Jersey

John Hasse, Ph.D.Rowan University

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Analyzing Landscape Change with Satellite Remote Sensing and

Geographic Information Systems

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Essex&

Union

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Recent Landscape Changes in New

Jersey

annual change in acres

Urban 15,083Agriculture -9,654Forest -4,249Water 571Wetlands -2,642Barren 889

Forest Loss (19 FF/day)

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Wetlands Impact (7 FF/day)

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Farmland Loss (26 FF/day)

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Residential, Rural, Single Unit

Other Urban or Built-Up Land

Residential, Single Unit,(Low Density)

Residential, Single Unit,(Medium Density)

Residential, High Density,(Multiple Dwelling)

Commercial / Services

Recreational Land

Industrial

Transportation / Communication

Types of Urban Growth in Acres

5,352 ac

4,977 ac

6,146 ac

9,137 ac

11,099 ac

20,194 ac

21,434 ac

22,696 ac

45,448 ac

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Urban Growth and the Pine Barrens

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Remaining Available Lands

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Findings & Conclusions

• Rapid landscape change in NJ• NJ 1st to build out• Sprawl more impacting than Smart

Growth• Impervious Surface a key indicator• Pinelands demonstrated effective

growth control• Land Management Policies will be

“designing” NJ’s Final Landscape

Acknowledgements

• Dr. Richard G. Lathrop, Rutgers University

• Dr. Marjorie Kaplan, NJDEP

• Larry Thornton, and the entire GIS team at NJDEP

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