Atlanta, Georgia has experienced rapid population growth, making it the fastest growing metropolitan city in the United States. Recent growth has been fueled by newcomers from northern cities. This population growth has created problems like traffic congestion, degraded air and water quality, loss of green space, and socioeconomic division. Projections estimate the Atlanta metropolitan area will grow by 2.5 million people by 2040 due to a strong economy and projected job increases. Officials have a plan to invest in transportation and transit expansion to address the challenges of serving a larger population.

1. AN EXAMPLE OF URBAN
POPULATION GROWTH IN A MEDC
ATLANTA (USA)

2. Where is Atlanta?
 Atlanta is the capital city of Georgia state.

3. Atlanta´s population evolution

4. Recent
population
growth has
been caused
by
newcomers
from cities
around the
Great
Lakes and
the north-
east.
Why has Atlanta grown so rapidly?

5. Atlanta is the fastest-growing metropolitan
city in the USA.

6.  METROPOLITAN AREA OF ATLANTA
Vast suburbs

7. Google maps

8. G R O W T H C R E A T E S P R O B L E M S

9. POPULATION GROWTH

10. TRAFFIC CONGESTION

11. AIR QUALITY

12. WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY
 Chattahoochee river in Atlanta

13. LOSS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND AND GREEN
SPACE/ECOSYSTEMS

14. IMPERMEABLE SURFACES

15. CULTURAL LOSS
 Kennesaw Mountain summit views of the Atlanta
skyline

16. SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIVISION

17.  The Atlanta Regional Commission predicts the metro
area will grow by 2.5 million people by 2040.
 People are moving to the metro area because of the strong
economy and the projected addition of 1.5 million jobs to the
area, according to the commission.
 Officials say there is a plan to invest $85 billion in
transportation projects and $12 billion in transit expansion
through 2040.