Author(s):
Ron McChesney* - Ohio Wesleyan Univeristy
Abstract:
Exurban development is a component of metropolitan areas. Metropolitan areas consist of central cities, sprawling suburbs, fragmented exurbs and open space rural lands. Metropolitan areas exist in all world regions of the earth. The rapid diffusion of the spatial tool Google Earth allows for the average person to gain an impression of the human settlement pattern. A review of google earth images demonstrates that exurban development patterns are part of a global economic process, and can be observed in numerous locations.
