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Measuring Urban Growth in
New Jersey
John Hasse, Ph.D.Rowan University
photos and analysis – John Hasse, Ph.D. Rowan University,Use only with permission
Analyzing Landscape Change with Satellite Remote Sensing and
Geographic Information Systems
photos and analysis – John Hasse, Ph.D. Rowan University, use only with permission
Essex&
Union
photos and analysis – John Hasse, Ph.D. Rowan University, use only with permission
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)
photos and analysis – John Hasse, Ph.D. Rowan University, use only with permission
Wetlands Impact (7 FF/day)
photos and analysis – John Hasse, Ph.D. Rowan University, use only with permission
Farmland Loss (26 FF/day)
photos and analysis – John Hasse, Ph.D. Rowan University, use only with permission
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
photos and analysis – John Hasse, Ph.D. Rowan University, use only with permission
Urban Growth and the State PlanAcres Growth in NJ State Plan 86-95
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Urban Growth and the Pine Barrens
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Remaining Available Lands
photos and analysis – John Hasse, Ph.D. Rowan University, use only with permission
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
full Measuring Urban Growth in NJreport available at http://users.rowan.edu/~hasse/
