Florida 2020,2040, 2060

An Alternative Future

The Metropolitan Center for Regional Studies at the University of Central Florida commisioned the PennDesign team to look at alternative future for the Florida. This center operates as a forum for addressing key regional issues including economic prosperity, social cohesion, environmental protection, and individual well-being. On the other hand, 1000 Friends of Florida commissioned the GeoPlan Center at the University of Florida to prepare trend projections based on current population growth and land use patterns. This trend describes the likely outcome if current population growth and development patterns remain the same in 2020, 2040, and 2060. This data has been made available to the studio team and serves as the baseline and point of departure. This study serves as an illustration of an alternative way of growing compared to this trend model. Though not a specific plan, this model represents an alternative future for Florida in the 21st century.

Downloads:

The Report.

The Presentation.

Links:

The Metropolitan Center for Regional Studies.

The Metropolitan Center for Regional Studies news link.

1000 Friends of Florida.