Urban development is set to triple in the first three decades of this century, the largest cityscape expansion in human history, according to a new study that for the first time maps out ...

The rapid urban growth will come at a cost. Researchers predict the sprawl will swallow up a landmass nearly equivalent in size to South Africa (463,000 square miles, or 1.2 million square ...

The Washougal City Council will soon select a land use map that will set the stage for the city’s growth over the next two decades. The city of Washougal will hold an open house from 5 to 7 p.m ...

This comparative analysis can help land-use planners control urban sprawl. The WUP method can also be used to establish targets and limits, and to see how effective those control measures are ...

Learn about urban area zones like the Central Business District, inner city, suburbs and rural urban fringe, identified by aerial photos and OS maps.

Burlington has set for their future housing and development. To accomplish that, leaders need to remap the way they can use the land. On Monday night, the city council has a work session planned.

An Urban Neighborhood placetype is one of the four Neighborhood placetypes on the future land use map, which comprise residential developments of varying sizes.

As part of the Bozeman Community Plan, city staff put together a future land use map that designates all the land in the more than 70-square-mile planning area under one of nine uses, from open ...