The Rural-Urban Fringe

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The Rural-Urban Fringe

• Lesson Aim To find out what has happened on the
  Rural-Urban Fringe especially regarding housing.

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The Rural-Urban Fringe
Describe what you can see in the photo
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What is the rural-urban fringe?

• It is the area where the city meets the
  countryside.

Key words 1/ Greenfield site one that has not
been built on before 2/ Brownfield site one
that has been built on before
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Why do some people want to build on the RUF?
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What is the land used for in the RUF?

• Housing developments as urban sprawl continues
• Science and business parks
• Hyper-markets and superstores
• Retail parks out of town shopping centres
• Office developments
• Hotels and conference centres
• Airport expansion

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Shopping Centres
Why do they want to locate at the RUF?
Cheap land
Room to expand
Close to motorways
Space for parking
Leisure facilities can also be provided
Local suburban work force
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Airports

• Massive increase in air traffic predicted by
  2030.
• Low cost carriers such as Easy Jet are increasing
  their routes and passenger numbers.
• Expansion of Bournemouth Airport
• Problems noise air pollution, more traffic in
  the area, loss of biodiversity, visual pollution.

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Housing

• Why is housing built at the RUF?

More housing is needed as more people are living
alone and living longer.
Land is cheap
Peace and quiet
Less crime
Easy access to motorways
Good access to countryside
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What are the negative impacts caused by
developing the RUF?

• Large areas of countryside may be lost
• Buildings may be out of character with existing
  rural buildings
• Villages become suburbanised
• Traffic is likely to increase ( both cars and
  lorries)
• There may be some noise or pollution
• NIMBY

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How can change at the RUF be managed?

• Creating Green Belts a zone of countryside
  around a city where development is
  controlled.They aim to
• Prevent urban sprawl
• Prevent towns merging
• Preserve the special character of towns
• NOT ALL CITIES HAVE GREEN BELTS.
• Examples include London, Oxford and Bournemouth.
• However, greenbelts are often leap-frogged and
  development happens just outside it. 1100 hec
  lost each year since 1997.
• http//news.bbc.co.uk/media/avdb/news_web/video/90
  12da68001e538/bb/09012da68001e72d_16x9_bb.asx
• BBC Video clip How they have benefited England.

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Other Policies

• In recent years the Government has tried to
  reduce pressure on the RUF by encouraging
  development of brownfield sites over greenfield
  sites, and stopping any more out of town shopping
  centres from being built.

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Greenfield Vs Brownfield

• Why build on Brownfield Sites?- many areas have
  unoccupied buildings which could be upgraded-
  brownfield sites already have utilities such as
  water and gas pipes- development in urban as
  opposed to rural areas can help reduce reliance
  on cars

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Greenfield Vs Brownfield

• Why build on Greenfield Sites?- part 1 video -
  generally perceived as better quality of life in
  the countryside Watch this video about the Green
  Belt near Utrecht, Holland. Why did the family
  move into a house in the green belt?
• part 2 show the effects of this building. Make
  sure you understand the economic and
  environmental effects

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Is a new housing area coming to Salisbury?

• Building companies are looking at extending the
  housing at Hampton Park
• Why would some people be against this
  development?
• Why would some people be for this development?

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Is a new housing estate coming to Salisbury?

• Your homework is to imagine you are a high
  ranking manager for a building company. You need
  to write to the town council explaining how you
  will appease the worries of the local people
  about this Greenfield development. Specifically
  you need to explain how you will make the area
  more sustainable.