Lesson 7

Question 1

what are the advantages of gentrification?

Answer 1

• house improvements
• rehabilitation of old houses and streets
• encouraged by estate agent, building societies and local authorities
• creates income
• attractiveness of area increases
• attract new people into area
• crime rates may fall

Question 2

`what are the disadvantages of gentrification?

Answer 2

• low income groups are displaced by the more affluent
• completed on an individual basis
• brownfield sites so restrictions
• original residents may lose businesses
• increased house prices
• tension between original and new

Question 3

what is suburbanisation?

Answer 3

a movement of people and services away from the inner city to the edge of built up areas

Question 4

what are greenfield sites?

Answer 4

a site which has never been built on before

Question 5

what are the advantages of greenfield sites?

Answer 5

more freedom with design and layout
do not have to clear the land
not loosing character of place by being modernised
no constraints to space

Question 6

what are the disadvantages of greenfield sites?

Answer 6

valuable farm/recreational space lost
attractive scenery lost
loss of wildlife and their habitats
noise + light pollution due to development
encourages suburban sprawl

Question 7

what is a brownfield site?

Answer 7

a site which has already been built on and is being built on again

Question 8

what are the advantages of brownfield sites?

Answer 8

doesnt destroy natural area
rejuvinates previous run down places
more sustainable
easier to gain planning permission
stops city expanding further

Question 9

what are the disadvantages of brownfield sites?

Answer 9

more expensive as old buildings must be cleared and land decontaminated (clear pollution)
often surrounded by rundown areas so is not appealing as residential location, especially to wealthy people
higher levels of pollution=less healthy
may not have good access to modern roads