Greenfield and Brownfield Sites: Newcastle

G - Great housing shortages in the UK means that there is a lack of available land to build on. 

R - Retail parks (such as the metro centre) are being built on greenfield sites

E - Expensive brownfield sites are often limited in size

E - Environmental impacts are negative as building on greenfield sites leads to loss of green belt land

N - Natural habitats for plants and animals are often destroyed

A - An area of land that has not been developed previously (e.g. farmland or woodland) is known as a greenfield sites

N - Need an expensive clear up operation before you can start building on brownfield sites

D - Developed land should be used over undeveloped land

B - Brownfield sites are old industrial or inner city sites that are cleared for a new building development

R - Reused land is known as brownfield sites

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