Atlanta (USA), AN EXAMPLE OF A METROPOLITAN AREA IN A MEDC

1. AN EXAMPLE OF URBAN
POPULATION GROWTH IN A MEDC
ATLANTA (USA)

2. Where is Atlanta?
 Atlanta is the capital city of Georgia state.

3. Atlanta´s population evolution

4. Recent
population
growth has
been caused
by
newcomers
from cities
around the
Great
Lakes and
the north-
east.
Why has Atlanta grown so rapidly?

5. Atlanta is the fastest-growing metropolitan
city in the USA.

6.  METROPOLITAN AREA OF ATLANTA
Vast suburbs

7. Google maps

8. G R O W T H C R E A T E S P R O B L E M S

9. POPULATION GROWTH

10. TRAFFIC CONGESTION

11. AIR QUALITY

12. WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY
 Chattahoochee river in Atlanta

13. LOSS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND AND GREEN
SPACE/ECOSYSTEMS

14. IMPERMEABLE SURFACES

15. CULTURAL LOSS
 Kennesaw Mountain summit views of the Atlanta
skyline

16. SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIVISION

17.  The Atlanta Regional Commission predicts the metro
area will grow by 2.5 million people by 2040.
 People are moving to the metro area because of the strong
economy and the projected addition of 1.5 million jobs to the
area, according to the commission.
 Officials say there is a plan to invest $85 billion in
transportation projects and $12 billion in transit expansion
through 2040.