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Georgia Land Use Trends (GLUT)
1974-2005 Statewide Change in Land Cover
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| Change in landcover 1974 - 2005 |
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Landcover Class (acres) |
1974 |
2005 |
Change |
% Change |
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Beaches, Dunes and Mud |
16,325 |
15,704 |
-621 |
-3.80 |
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Open Water |
820,983 |
1,097,937 |
276,954 |
33.73 |
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Low Intensity Urban |
610,468 |
2,958,806 |
2,348,337 |
384.68 |
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High Intensity Urban |
128,912 |
458,597 |
329,684 |
255.74 |
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Clearcut, Sparse |
1,900,186 |
2,997,121 |
1,096,936 |
57.73 |
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Quarries, Strip Mines, Rock Outcrops |
27,513 |
40,907 |
13,395 |
48.69 |
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Deciduous Forest |
7,541,081 |
6,352,740 |
-1,188,341 |
-15.76 |
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Evergreen Forest |
10,316,387 |
9,751,064 |
-565,323 |
-5.48 |
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Mixed Forest |
814,595 |
1,290,335 |
475,739 |
58.40 |
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Row Crops and Pasture |
9,965,635 |
8,369,265 |
-1,596,370 |
-16.02 |
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Forested Wetland |
5,479,133 |
4,272,518 |
-1,206,614 |
-22.02 |
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Non-Forested Wetland (salt) |
366,663 |
344,007 |
-22,656 |
-6.18 |
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Non-Forested Wetland (freshwater) |
81,084 |
119,965 |
38,880 |
47.95 |
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Detailed class descriptions
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