from this morning's news on sprol.com

tags: sprawl, desertification, pavement, car culture, climate change, paradigm shift, land rights

"The total impervious surface area (ISA) in the United States, including rooftops, parking lots, streets and roads, within the lower 48 adds up to about the size of Ohio. That’s an area greater than the amount of wetlands found in the contiguous United States. " --from sprol.com