Unit 1: More Land-use Conflicts
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- More Land-Use Conflicts
- Wind farms - 'cleaner energy'
- Spoils views of scenically attractive areas
- Noise pollution
- Can kill birds by rotating blades especially if they are on migration routes
- Habitat loss
- Hydroelectric Power - 'cleaner energy'
- Located in areas of scenic beauty - spoils views
- Floods habitats and land
- Noise pollution
- Tidal Barrages - 'cleaner energy'
- Changes in water level, currents and turbidity - affects estuary habitats
- Shipping affected
- Materials extracted by quarrying
- Tourism - increased numbers of visitors to countryside
- Increased congestion
- Increased trampling damage
- Damage by building necessary facilities
- Conflicting activities
- Landfill sites and Incinerators - increased waste
- Take up land - habitat loss or land used for construction
- Release pollutants
- Congestion while building
- Lowers house prices
- Noise/sight pollution
- Wind farms - 'cleaner energy'
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