5 Brownfield and greenfield sites

Brownfield sites are usually

• Derelict land

• Disused

• In the inner city

• all the above

Greenfield sites are always

• in the countryside

• in towns and villages

• land which has not been built on previously

Brownfield sites are

• cheaper to build on

• more expensive to build on

Building on greenfield sites will often cause traffic congestion and increased commuting into urban areas

• True

• False

Greenfield sites are always far away from urban areas

• True

• False

Building on the site of an old carpet factory is the development of which type of site?

• Greenfield

• Brownfield

Brownfield sites are derelict and unpleasant to look at. What key term refers to this unpleasant appearance?

Developments on brownfield sites are likely to include smaller houses or apartments blocks.

• True

• False

It is more environmentally friendly to redevelop greenfield sites than brownfield sites.

• True

• False

Housing is sometimes built on areas of green space, such as playing fields, within towns. Would this be an example of building on a brownfield or a greenfield site?

• Brownfield

• Greenfield