Costs and Benefits of Rural De-Industrialisation 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyEconomic changeGCSEEdexcel Created by: Violet99Created on: 12-06-16 13:29 Costs Loss of jobs - 4000 jobs lost when Consett steel plant closed Less income = decline in other economic activities Less government income from tax and more unemployment benfits to pay Leaves behind dangerous derelict sites - water filled quarries in Reading Problems with waste - Coal mining in South Wales left behind heaps which were very dangerous (Aberfan Disaster) 1 of 2 Benefits Cleaner environment as buildings and heaps are removed - Aberfan, South Wales Opportunity for development - Eden Project in Cornwall is a tourist attraction Land can be bought cheap and used for recreation purposes Sites can be cleaned up so well that they can be used for agriculture again 2 of 2
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