Qualitative Measures_water/land morphology

Historically and currently, land use in S. Florida has been driven by water. The land which was once shaped by natural fluvial processes, has recently undergone anthropogenic transformations of geomorphology. The construction of canals, levees, and limestone quarries has resulted in a drastic alteration of water flow through S. Florida (fig. 1).
The Lake Belt Region serves as a liminal zone between the protected Everglades region to the west and the urban fabric of Miami-Dade county. The region consists of a series of rectangular lakes (fig. 2) that result from the open pit mining of limestone that serves for the county's burgeoning infrastructure.
Consequently the defunct quarries become valuable land for further suburban development (fig. 3).