Land-Use Planning: Grows More Exact with the Help of USGS

Serial Information: Civil Engineering—ASCE, 1979, Vol. 49, Issue 2, Pg. 84-88


Document Type: Feature article

Abstract:

The U.S. Geological Survey has turned its considerable talents and resources towards providing earth-science information for urban planners and, consequently, developers. This article is excerpted from a recent Survey professional paper aimed at nongeologists: to provide examples of survey information applied to urban problems, such as land-use ordinances, permit processes, review boards, etc. One region selected as an example was the Front Range Urban Corridor in Colorado, running 140 miles from Colorado Springs to Ft. Collins. A range of geologic problems are discussed: swelling/shrinking soil, water scarcity, resource recovery, land subsidence�all of which are aggravated in this area by increasing urbanization.

Subject Headings: Urban areas | Water resources | Surveys (non-geomatic) | Soil water | Land use | Geological surveys | Water shortage

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