Footprints on the Land: The Imprint of Culture on Connecticut’s Landscape

Connecticut is progressing through its fifth stage of landscape evolution since the time of the first human settlement. The earlier four stages (primeval forest, Native American, Euro-American agriculture, and American industrial-agricultural), have given way to the stage we are currently experiencing – the American suburban landscape.

Dr. William Berentsen, Dept. of Geography at UConn, will present an talk on America's suburban landscape, and the forces behind landscape change.