Colorado Gap Analysis Project
Colorado Land Cover Classification System
Human settlements type
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Colorado Gap Analysis Project
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| Description: | This category is comprised of areas of intensive use with much of the land covered by structures. Included in this category are cities, towns, villages, strip developments along highways, transportation, power, and communications facilities, and areas such as those occupied by mills, shopping centers, industrial and commercial complexes, and institutions that may, in some instances, be isolated from urban areas (Anderson, et al. 1976). |
| Distribution: | Throughout the state of Colorado. |