Urban Dereliction

Question 1

What

Answer 1

Buildings and area is abandoned
Brownfield sites

Question 2

Pattern of cause (4)

Answer 2

Deindustrialisation
Unemployed leave to find work
Shops forced to close
Empty buildings are left
Vandalism, graffiti and crime occur

Question 3

Strategies (3)

Answer 3

Redevelopment = commercial + residential areas + green spaces
Land remediation = removal of pollutants from the ground
Some areas lack investment = still derelict

Question 4

Advantages of brownfield sites (5)

Answer 4

Jobs created
Closer to CBD
Already has road access
Pre existing structures = pipes = cheaper
More attractive

Question 5

Disadvantages of brownfield sites (3)

Answer 5

Have to be cleared = expensive
Buying land is expensive
Don’t have a huge choice of what to build