Title: Geographic Analysis and Monitoring Program Urban Growth in American Cities
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Urban Growth in American Cities
Table of Contents
Urban Growth in American Cities
Locator Map
Ongoing Urban Dynamics Research
Acknowledgments
Bibliography

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Purpose and Introduction
Growth of Urban Areas
Locator Map
Historical Comparisons of Metropolitan Regions
Atlanta, Georgia
Boston, Massachusetts
Chicago, Illinois
Denver, Colorado
Houston, Texas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Memphis, Tennessee
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
Orlando, Florida
Phoenix, Arizona
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
Sacramento, California
Seattle-Tacoma, Washington
Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida
Ongoing Urban Dynamics Research
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Urban Growth in American Cities
Glimpses of U.S. Urbanization
by: Roger Auch, Janis Taylor, and William Acevedo
Purpose and Introduction
The Earth's surface is changing rapidly. Changes are local, regional, national, and even global in scope. Some changes have natural causes, such as earthquakes or drought. Other changes, such as urban expansion, agricultural intensification, resource extraction, and water resources development, are examples of human-induced change that have significant impact upon people, the economy, and resources.