How to use this model With this interactive tool you can compare characteristics of different cities across the United States. This tool is divided into three sections which you can explore by clicking on the tabs at the top of this screen. The first section or tab is the Easter United States (just click on the tab Eastern US), the Western United States, and the last tab is "Compare Cities". This last tab will allow you to compare four different cities side by side.
About this model The data and text that was used as the basis for tool was obtained from the United States Census Bureau and the Brookings Institute report "Who Sprawls the Most?" which can be located at: This tool was developed with the support of the National Science Foundation through an Instructional Materials Development grant (#5000931) and an Informational Technology for Students and Teachers grant (#5000787). For questions about this tool please contact us at barnetge@bc.edu.
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