AQA GCSE Geography · 8035
Paper 2
- Revise: Social, Economic and Environmental Urban Change
Land that has previously been developed. It may be available for redevelopment, but it is not necessarily derelict or contaminated.
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GCSE Geography · key term
Land that has previously been built on and may be available for redevelopment.
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Paper 2
Land that has previously been developed. It may be available for redevelopment, but it is not necessarily derelict or contaminated.
Specification 4.5, 8.2 · Paper 2, Paper 3
Land that has previously been developed.
Compare greenfield and brownfield sites using the same criteria, such as infrastructure costs, environmental effects and access to employment. Your judgement should depend on the particular sites.
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Shopping-centre development in and around London has also redeveloped brownfield sites. This is an actual land-use change: previously developed land has been reused for retailing, rather than remaining unused or retaining its former purpose. The growth of shopping centres has therefore changed peripheral areas as well as the pattern of shopping trips.
Previously developed land available for redevelopment, such as a disused factory site.
Paper 2
Land that has previously been built on, which may be available for redevelopment.
Revise: Urban Change: Decline and Growth in UK CitiesClearing or reusing former industrial land creates brownfield sites for new homes, workplaces and leisure facilities. Such redevelopment can help attract people back into urban areas: re-urbanisation.
Specification 5.2b · Paper 2, Paper 3
Land that has previously been built on.