Urban Form, Landscapes and Sprawl

How human settlements occupy the earth as seen from an airplane window has always been fascinating to me. Below a few impressions from recent travel. (all photos taken by me. For use please ask permission).





Relentless Phoenix, Az



Phoenix, downtown

Phoenix, growth boundary 1

Phoenix, growth boundary (natural)

Small town south of Portland near Mt Hood

Mall near Atlanta, Ga

Sprawl near Atlanta

Where arid desert and agriculture meet (Arizona)



The Mississippi flooding near Lake Pontchartrain Lousianna (May 2011)



Small town near Stuttgart, Germany

Interchange near San Diego

Large lot sprawl east of Denver