Urban Development

Residential Development
High Density
Medium High Density
Medium Density
Public and Commercial Development
Commercial and Services
Industrial
Road ROWs>200ft
Airports
Railroad Terminals, Parking Repair Areas
Water/Sewer Facilities and Buildings
Power Lines ROW's>100ft
Commercial Docks
Mixed Urban

For many, urban areas represent the center for economic, cultural, and social activity. These areas are unable to sustain themselves without importing quantities of food, water, energy and other resources from their distant and not so distant neighbors. In return, much of the waste from these areas - solid, liquid and gaseous - are often directly or indirectly discharged into the water, air and land which surrounds them. The environmental conditions caused by these areas pose a potential health risk, not only to those within the city limits but those well outside of its borders. UDM is developing methods to better quantify and examine the effects of urban conditions on ecological well-being.