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Brownfield-Led Urban Regeneration

Q01.3 6 marks

Study Figure 1 in the resources booklet, ‘England’s housing challenge’.

Figure 1 – England’s housing challenge (part 1 of 2)
Figure 1 – England’s housing challenge (part 1 of 2)

Figure 1 – England’s housing challenge (part 1 of 2)

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Figure 1 – England’s housing challenge (part 1 of 2)
Figure 1 – England’s housing challenge (part 2 of 2)
Figure 1 – England’s housing challenge (part 2 of 2)

Figure 1 – England’s housing challenge (part 2 of 2)

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Figure 1 – England’s housing challenge (part 2 of 2)

Suggest how brownfield development could help to regenerate urban areas.

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  1. 1 Explains how redeveloping previously used or derelict urban land creates improvement rather than merely defining brownfield land.
  2. 2 Develops linked social, economic, and/or environmental benefits using cause and effect.
  3. 3 For top-level credit, links the benefits explicitly to regeneration, attraction of people/business, investment, or a multiplier effect.
  4. 4 Uses one or more valid examples from the indicative content or other sound geographical understanding.

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Redeveloping brownfield land can remove derelict buildings and improve a poor-quality urban environment without consuming as much greenfield land. A mixed-use scheme can add homes, modern business space, leisure facilities and green space. Construction and new businesses create jobs, while new residents spend money locally, so further shops and services are attracted. This investment and multiplier effect can increase incomes and local tax revenue, which can then support infrastructure and community facilities, helping social, economic and environmental regeneration.

Why this answer loses marks

Brownfield sites can be used to build new homes and shops.

This lists development but does not explain how linked social, economic or environmental improvements attract activity and regenerate the urban area.

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