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Opinion: America in 2050 -- Where and How We'll Live

By Joel KotkinMar 17th 2010 – 6:00AM
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(March 17) -- The presence of 100 million more Americans by 2050 will reshape the nation's geography. Scores of new communities will have to be built to accommodate them, creating a massive demand for new housing, as well as industrial and commercial space. This growth will include everything from the widespread...

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  • 10/24/11 In the heart of the American Heartland Source: Dawn Martinsville, Indiana was minding its own business when I showed up there, and I'm sure that my having come and gone will make no difference whatsoever in the lives and worries of its denizens.

Background on american heartland

Heartland is an American term referring to states of the Union that – as in the words of one commentator – "don't touch an ocean," whether the Atlantic or Pacific.

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