Upstate New York Sprawling Despite Little Growth

A new analysis shows that despite two decades of anemic population growth, Upstate New York has urbanized hundreds of thousands of acres of farm and forest land since 1980.

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October 21, 2003, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Despite two decades of anemic population growth, Upstate New York has urbanized hundreds of thousands of acres of farm and forest land since 1980 according to a new analysis by Rolf Pendall of Cornell University. Forces contributing to Upstates sprawl include government policies influencing land use and public finance.

Thanks to Elena Sheridan

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