Urban sprawl and rural-urban fringe

Question 1

urban sprawl

Answer 1

the expansion of urban areas into the surrounding countryside

this can be because of lack of housing or
due to a lack of affordable housing within central London so many residents move out to the suburbs where housing can be cheaper and more abundant.

Question 2

rural-urban fringe

Answer 2

The area of land between built up urban area and rural countryside mostly golf course and farm land

Question 3

brownfield sites

Answer 3

land that has already been built on
eg derelict factories

+ve
many potential sites since industry declined and factories closed
-ve
old buildings may need to be demolished first, costly

Question 4

greenfield sites

Answer 4

land never built on before
eg fields

+ve
no demolition or decontamination costs

-ve
habitats and farmland is destroyed