Development at the current pace could gobble up too much of Florida’s farmland and natural areas over the next half century, according to a report released Thursday.
Suburbia threatens to cover nearly double the amount of land now claimed by neighborhoods and shopping centers, according to the Florida 2070 report.
The study calls for allowing more intense development within or near already urbanized areas and also setting aside more land, through government land buys or other measures, to be preserved for farming and conservation.