2003
Abstract:
The economic development and land use policies pursued
in Southern California throughout most of the twentieth
century encouraged rapid population growth and
urbanization of land. The five counties of Southern
California – Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino,
and Ventura – currently support 16 million people, a sevenfold
increase since 1900. The growth shows no signs of waning,
with the five counties adding 2 million people during the
1990s.
