Changes in the Rural Urban Fringe
- Created by: ibhimjiyani
- Created on: 19-10-20 19:44
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- Changed in the Rural-Urban Fringe
- What is the rural-urban fringe?
- Countryside immediately surrounding towns and cities
- Many rural-urban fringes are designated green belts -> protected -> controlling new developments
- Problems
- seen as an attractive location for businesses, parks, airports and high cost homes
- Pressure for development include the need for improved transport networks, landfill sites and sewage works
- 500,000 homes needed in the next 25 years which will involve expanding urban areas
- Open countryside in the rural-urban fringe area is frequently degraded
- Policies for sustainable development
- Creation of country parks which are seen as relatively undamaged
- Planting Woodland - improve local landscapes
- Why is the rural-urban fringe attractive?
- Beliefs that derelict unkept lands have advantages when it comes to gaining planning permission
- Land values high due to speculation regarding potential for future development
- What is the rural-urban fringe?
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