ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the Florida megapolitan cluster in the areas of major demographic and housing trends, employment and development projections, the extent of economic dependency, and attractiveness characteristics. It describes major planning and development challenges in Florida Megapolitan Cluster. More than 70 percent of the residents of the Florida megapolitan cluster live in a county with a metropolitan area of more than one million residents, and nearly all live in a metropolitan area. Between 2010 and 2040, more than 95 percent of the Florida megapolitan cluster's population change will be among minority populations. Between 2010 and 2040, the Florida megapolitan cluster will add more than 3.5 million residential units to its inventory. The Florida megapolitan cluster had sufficient employment to support about 4.0 billion square feet of nonresidential space, including industrial, commercial, and institutional uses, in 2010. Domestic water consumption in the Florida mega-politan cluster is about the national average, which may not be sustainable with 8 million more residents.
