Vulnerability

Resource Lands Assessment for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

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Chesapeake Bay Program
A Watershed Partnership

Data Sources: Chesapeake Bay Program

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100 Kilometers

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Development Pressure

High

Moderate
Low

Very Low

Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Chesapeake Bay and
Tidal Tributaries

The vulnerability layer evaluates the relative
potential risk of future land conversion to urban
uses. Vulnerability is defined as a function of
suitability for development and proximity to growth
"hot spots". The vulnerability layer is useful as a
stand-alone layer to evaluate development trends,
but can also be combined with the other RLA
layers to prioritize land conservation efforts.

Atlantic
Ocean

Created by JW. 1/23/08	UTM Zone 18N, NAD 83

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