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Changing UK cities
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UK cities have changed hugely as old industries closed and people moved in and out. Many areas have been rebuilt.
Movements of people
Suburbanisation: people move from the inner city to the suburbs on the edge.
Counter-urbanisation: people move out of cities to towns and villages in the countryside.
Re-urbanisation: people move back into city centres, often to new flats.
Counter-urbanisation: people move out of cities to towns and villages in the countryside.
Re-urbanisation: people move back into city centres, often to new flats.
Deindustrialisation
From the 1960s onwards many factories, docks and mines closed.
This caused unemployment and left empty brownfield sites (land that has been built on before) in many inner cities.
This caused unemployment and left empty brownfield sites (land that has been built on before) in many inner cities.
Regeneration
Regeneration improves run-down areas with new housing, offices, transport and leisure.
Building on brownfield sites saves countryside, but can cost more to clear. Building on greenfield sites (never built on) is cheaper but uses countryside.
Building on brownfield sites saves countryside, but can cost more to clear. Building on greenfield sites (never built on) is cheaper but uses countryside.
Give one advantage and one disadvantage of building new homes on brownfield sites.
- Advantage: it reuses land and protects the countryside.
- Disadvantage: old industrial land may need expensive cleaning first.
Answer: Protects countryside, but can be expensive to clean up.
Suburbanisation, counter-urbanisation and re-urbanisation change where people live. Deindustrialisation left brownfield sites. Regeneration rebuilds run-down areas.
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