Land Use in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth

This document is FOR199, one of a series of the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. This fact sheet was first published in 2006 as part of Changing Roles: Wildland-Urban Interface Professional Development Program. It was reviewed and revised for EDIS in July 2008. Revised March 2023. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

Lauren McDonell, program coordinator; and Martha C. Monroe, professor, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences; Gene Boles, University of Florida, Department of Urban and Regional Planning; Terri Mashour, St. Johns Water Management District; and Basil V. Iannone, assistant professor, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.