Human Geography-1400
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The hyperlink above brings you to a graduated color map that shows where populations are projected to grow in the state of Utah by county. The map has two layers, the population in the year 2010 layered with the projected population in the year 2040. When the 2040 population is shown you can see that Tooele, Summit, Wasatch, and Washington counties will have the greatest increase in population. I feel that it’s an important topic that should be addressed to the public, and will be a beneficial tool for state and local officials to use while planning for our states future. This map topic may bring to light both positive and negative elements to a growing community.
I feel this map is a start to an already controversial subject like the air quality in the Salt Lake Valley. With an increasingly larger population and more cars on the streets and highways the air quality will likely get even worse. Utah is already the 2nd driest state and the increasing population will consume more water than the state can supply. This map shows where populations are projected to grow largest and could help with making certain business decisions, like where to locate a business and what should be sold. The department of transportation may have an interest for a map such as this one to help with future planning of highways or budget cost. A map like this may have some push; pull factors for someone who is deciding to move to the state of Utah. The need for more schools and teachers can also be addressed with this map helping to locate where they will be needed most. Power generation and coal burning plants will also be affected by a growing population and the need for electricity will increase significantly.
ESRI online had some limitations to what can actually be done with this map. Limited data provided on the population of Utah prevented me from creating a rate of increase percentage of each county. Without the data in an Excel spreadsheet I was unable to put a graph into the web map which may have better shown how population is projected to grow.
I feel like this map can help to come to certain conclusion about the growing population in the state of Utah and help to plan for the future of Utah’s resources and space.
I feel this map is a start to an already controversial subject like the air quality in the Salt Lake Valley. With an increasingly larger population and more cars on the streets and highways the air quality will likely get even worse. Utah is already the 2nd driest state and the increasing population will consume more water than the state can supply. This map shows where populations are projected to grow largest and could help with making certain business decisions, like where to locate a business and what should be sold. The department of transportation may have an interest for a map such as this one to help with future planning of highways or budget cost. A map like this may have some push; pull factors for someone who is deciding to move to the state of Utah. The need for more schools and teachers can also be addressed with this map helping to locate where they will be needed most. Power generation and coal burning plants will also be affected by a growing population and the need for electricity will increase significantly.
ESRI online had some limitations to what can actually be done with this map. Limited data provided on the population of Utah prevented me from creating a rate of increase percentage of each county. Without the data in an Excel spreadsheet I was unable to put a graph into the web map which may have better shown how population is projected to grow.
I feel like this map can help to come to certain conclusion about the growing population in the state of Utah and help to plan for the future of Utah’s resources and space.
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