Land use in urban environments
- Created by: Jai Walters
- Created on: 15-12-13 12:48
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- Land use in urban environments
- Functions
- Commerce
- Industry
- Residential
- Open spaces
- Central Business District
- Shops, offices, banks
- Inner suburb
- Semi-detatched houses, built in 1920's and 30's
- Outer suburb
- Many large, modern houses as well as modern industry and large shops
- Housing
- Problems
- 35% increase in households
- 240,000 houses to be built every year
- Not enough houses
- Divorces and seperations
- Aging population
- 35% increase in households
- Solutions
- Greenfield sites
- Nice areas
- Less poluted
- Easy access
- Cheaper to build on
- More space for gardens
- New sites do not need clearing
- Brownfield sites
- Ground is ready for building on
- Pipework/electric already exists
- Easier planning permission
- Cuts commuting
- Sites aren't left empty
- Near to shops/entertainment
- Roads already exist
- Greenfield sites
- Problems
- Inner city
- Closure of industry
- Low quality of independent shops
- Litter and vandalism
- Social deprivation
- Unemployment
- Urban decay
- Racial tension
- Deindustrialisation
- Terraced houses, factories
- Migration
- Lack of investment
- Poor transport links
- Lack of investment
- Functions
- Inner city
- Closure of industry
- Low quality of independent shops
- Litter and vandalism
- Social deprivation
- Unemployment
- Urban decay
- Racial tension
- Deindustrialisation
- Terraced houses, factories
- Migration
- Lack of investment
- Poor transport links
- Lack of investment
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