Challenges continues - Great Park Flashcards
Derelict land
Derelict Land - many industrial buildings have been abandoned. This is called a brownfield land as it had previous purpose and use but is now unattended - needs to be cleared up.
Waste Disposal
How to adequately dispose of large amounts of residential and business waste.
Urban Sprawl
Demand for new homes means that new houses are built on the edge of the city, on previously rural land (greenbelt)
Where is Great Park?
North of Newcastle next to Gosforth.
What happened in Great Park?
Estates have been built on Greenfield site within the greenbelt of Newcastle. The government gave special permission for this development to proceed.
What is Greenbelt?
An area of land that is protected by law from the government.
impacts of great park?
Built over 1500 homes
Built services like school, offices and community centre.
Increased traffic congestion to the North
Residents concerned that some promised services haven’t been built.
The loss of plant and animal species.
What is the growth of commuter settlements in NCL?
90000 people commute into NCL everyday with the majority coming from Gateshead, North Tyneside and Northumberland. The most popular commuter towns around NCL are Cramlington, Ponteland and Longbenton.
advantages of Greenfield sites.
Cheaper to start projects - no clean up
Space for gardens and suitable for family homes
Accessible by major roads.
Disadvantages of Greenfield sites.
Encourages urban sprawl = loss of countryside, biodiversity, risk of flooding, increased traffic.
advantages of brownfield sites.
Sustainable as derelict land is being used.
Stops urban sprawl and loss of countryside.
Infrastructure already exists.
Typically closer to city.
Disadvantages of Brownfield sites.
Environmental problems are expensive to fix.
Access is difficult for builders and equipment.
Not suitable for family homes.
