Greenfield VS Brownfield

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  • GREENFIELD VS BROWNFIELD
    • GREENFIELD
      • Advantages
        • Cheap and rates of house building are faster
        • layout is not hampered  by previous development so can easily be made efficient
        • environment is healthier
      • Disadvantages
        • valuable farm space lost
        • attractive scenery lost
        • wildlife and their habitats lost
        • causes noise and light pollution in countryside
        • encourages suburban sprawl
    • BROWNFIELD
      • Advantages
        • reduces loss of countryside
        • helps revive old and disused urban areas
        • services such as water and gas are already in place
        • located to main areas of employment
      • Disadvantages
        • may not have good access access to modern roads
        • higher pollution levels
        • surrounded by rundown areas
        • Often more expensive e as old buildings have to be cleared and made free of pollution
  • Disadvantages
    • may not have good access access to modern roads
    • higher pollution levels
    • surrounded by rundown areas
    • Often more expensive e as old buildings have to be cleared and made free of pollution

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