Built Environment Keywords 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyUrban environmentsGCSEWJEC Created by: Samantha ArendCreated on: 25-05-13 14:24 Access to services Whether someone is able to reach/ afford/ use important services such as health care 1 of 28 Affordable Homes Houses that are rented or sold at low cost 2 of 28 Brownfield sites Development land that had been built on before 3 of 28 CBD Central Business District - shops and offices 4 of 28 Commuter Someone who travels to work 5 of 28 Conurbation Large urban areas (several towns joined together) 6 of 28 Counter-Urbanisation Moving from city to countryside 7 of 28 Cycle of decline The downward economic spiral usually started by loss of industry 8 of 28 Gentrification Unplanned improvement of an area 9 of 28 Greenfield sites Land that hasn't been built on before 10 of 28 Green belt land Land protected from building 11 of 28 Honeypot site A popular tourist site 12 of 28 Housing tenure Whether you own or rent your home 13 of 28 Infrastructure Roads, Communication lines, power, and water supply - things needed to make a place work 14 of 28 Inner City Area surrounding CBD, often run down housing and empty factories 15 of 28 Mechanisation Increased use of machines to replace labour 16 of 28 Migration Moving permanently from one region to another 17 of 28 Rainwater Harvest Collecting rainwater from rood of house 18 of 28 Rural Countryside 19 of 28 Second homes Houses that are only used for holiday or weekend 20 of 28 Social Housing Homes rented by the council or housing association 21 of 28 Squatter Settlement unplanned, illegal housing 22 of 28 Stakeholder Any person who has an interest in a planning issue 23 of 28 Sustainable development Improving quality of life without damaging the environment 24 of 28 Tele-working Working form home using phone or internet 25 of 28 Urban Large towns and cities 26 of 28 Rural/ urban fringe The area on the boundary of cities and the countryside 27 of 28 Urbanisation People moving to cities 28 of 28
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