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TABLE 2.3 Land use/cover statistics for the 13 counties in Atlanta: 1973-2007.

Years High-density urban Low-density urban Cultivated/ Cropland/ Forest land Water Total

exposed land grassland

Area (ha) % Area (ha) % Area (ha) % Area (ha) % Area (ha) % Area (ha) % Area (ha) %

1973 30 112 2.88 76 861 7.35 14 507 1.39 159 366 15.25 750 880 71.84 13 491 1.29 1 045 217 100

1979 38 388 3.67 129 092 12.35 20 570 1.97 117 419 11.23 725 511 69.41 14 236 1.36 1 045 216 100

1987 54 629 5.23 177 757 17.01 15 506 1.48 117 737 11.26 664 204 63.55 15 383 1.47 1 045 216 100

1993 67 631 6.47 214 629 20.53 21 143 2.02 96 721 9.25 626 652 59.95 18 439 1.76 1 045 216 100

1999 87 446 8.37 283 169 27.09 5034 0.48 101 470 9.71 545 773 52.22 22 325 2.14 1 045 216 100

2007 106 860 10.22 373 685 35.75 17 489 1.67 69 608 6.66 454 962 43.53 22 613 2.16 1 045 217 100