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Commentary & Analysis

March 22, 2009. New Data Track Evolution of a Landscape. NYTimes.com.

Please also check out our Forest Fragmentation, Urban Growth and Impervious surface sections.

• March 22, 2004 - The Hartford Courant, Editorial
Maps Tell Sprawl Story (pdf 27KB)

• March 21, 2004 - The Hartford Courant, Commentary by Chester Arnold
Sprawl: A Birds-eye View (pdf 27KB)

• January 4, 2004 - The Hartford Courant, Article By Mike Swift
Satellite Pinpoints State's Sprawl - New Computer Maps Show Loss Of Land In Every Town To Development Over Decades (pdf 33KB)

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• Coastal Area Land Cover Analysis Project

This project, funded by the Office of Long Island Sound Programs (OLISP) of Connecticut DEP, focuses on land cover and land cover change information for the coastal area. This link takes you to data tables and maps developed by this project.

• Coastal Riparian Buffers Analysis

The project, funded by the Long Island Sound Study, looked at land cover and land cover change within watersheds and riparian corridors of coastal Connecticut. 

• Long Island Sound Impervious Surfaces

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