Urban Sprawl

The growth of urban areas into the surrounding countryside.

• Urbanisation

• Urban Sprawl

• Counter urbanisation

• Commuter belt development

Places where people live and travel elsewhere for work.

• Green belt

• Greenfield sites

• Brownfield sites

• Commuter settlements

Open space or land around cities on which there are strict planning controls to prevent urban development in the countryside and further building development is not allowed.

• Brownfield sites

• Commuter settlements

• Green belt

• Rural-urban fringe

A zone of transition between the built-up area and the countryside, where there is often competition for land use. It is a zone of mixed land uses, from out-of-town shopping centres and golf courses to farmland and motorways.

• Rural-urban fringe

• Green belt

• Greenfield site

• Brownfield site

A site that has been previously developed which is often derelict and has potential for redevelopment.

• Greenfield site

• Green belt

• Brownfield site

• Commuter village

A site that has never been built on or developed before, such as farmland.

• Brownfield site

• Green belt

• Commuter site

• Greenfield site

The increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.

• Counter urbanisation

• Urbanisation

• Urban sprawl

• Brownfield development

Using brownfield sites reduces the need for urban sprawl.

• True

• False

Land is cheaper in rural areas - this is a positive of greenfield sites.

• True

• False

Urban sprawl protects the environment.

• True

• False