Unit 2A - Urban Issues and Challenges - Case Study - Impact of urban sprawl in London, UK (Pt. 3)

Question 1

Economic cost of urban sprawl?

Answer 1

Loss of trade in villages and towns

Question 2

Economic benefit of urban sprawl?

Answer 2

Companies locating on edge of cities benefit from cheaper land

Question 3

How does urban sprawl cost tax payer?

Answer 3

They help to pay for new roads, water networks and electricity cables

Question 4

By how many people is London population growing by each year?

Answer 4

100,000

Question 5

How many new houses built each year in London?

Answer 5

20,000

Question 6

Two commuter settlements outside London that are examples of urban sprawl?

Answer 6

Reading and Chelmsford

Question 7

Where are many of these houses being built?

Answer 7

Greenfield land on outskirts of city

Question 8

Environmental impacts created by expanding into greenfield sites?

Answer 8

Loss of Greenland, habitats for animals and wildlife

Question 9

Health problem caused by commuting to work as a result of urban sprawl?

Answer 9

High blood pressure

Question 10

When was the greenbelt established and why?

Answer 10

1947, to prevent further urban sprawl