Development on the Rural-Urban Fringe

Your Task

• You are going to construct two case studies of urban development on Green Belt areas in the Rural-Urban Fringe.

• This will be done over the course of two lessons and one homework, with the second homework putting it into practice with an exam question.

• You will work in pairs – but not your usual pairs!• Outline of task on next slide…

Task Outline

Person A1. Research the positive

outcomes of developing on the Cribbs Causeway Greenbelt area surrounding Bristol.

2. Research the negative outcomes of developing the Madejski Stadium and Reading Gate Retail Park.

Person B1. Research the negative

outcomes of developing on the Cribbs Causeway Greenbelt area surrounding Bristol.

2. Research the positive outcomes of developing the Madejski Stadium and Reading Gate Retail Park.

How to do it• Read through the relevant articles on scoop.it, these

will give you an introduction to the two case studies and offer a useful starting point.

• Include:– The location (find maps), parties involved, timescales etc.– Specific information related to the plans, some of which are

already in place, others are plans for the future.– Take a number of points of view when conducting your

research – effects on the environment, local community, wider community, economic effects, social effects etc.

– Conduct your own research!!We will use the first half of tomorrow’s lesson to debate both of these case studies. You need to know your stuff – either side of the argument is valid and can win the

debate!

Ideas for discussion – not specific to these case studies!

• Older people and younger teens, those who cannot drive, may find the

• new developments less accessible. • Farmers could benefit economically or lose out socially. • Excessive commuting causes delays and atmospheric

pollution as country • roads take on more traffic for which they were not designed. • Conflicts may arise between the new townies and the local

folk. • Loss of wildlife habitat and natural environmental

degradation.