Housing
- Created by: Jenny Jones
- Created on: 03-02-14 17:32
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- Housing- attempts to satisfy increased housing demand of the population
- Urban Renewal Schemes
- government strategies. encourage investment in new housing, services and employment in derelict inner city areas.
- New Towns
- brand new towns have been built to house the growing population in towns and cities where there was a shortage of housing
- Relocation Incentives
- used to encourage people living in large council houses to move out of urban areas.
- This frees up housing in urban areas for other people e.g. working families
- used to encourage people living in large council houses to move out of urban areas.
- Advantages of Brownfield Sites
- are not left derelict and or empty
- water and electricity already provided
- roads already exist
- near to shops, places of work in town centers
- Disadvantages of Brownfield Sites
- many brownfield sites available are not in the right places
- going to cost more to remove what was there originally
- roads may not be in the places where you want
- Advantages of Greenfield Sites
- new sites don't need clearing so its cheaper
- land is cheaper on outskirts
- more space for gardens
- Disadvantages of Greenfield Sites
- not easy to get planning permission
- not sustainable
- attractive scenery lost
- Urban Renewal Schemes
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