Exploring the Countryside - Rural Urban Fringe YouTube Lecture Handouts
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Exploring the Countryside - Rural Urban Fringe YouTube Lecture Handouts
Rural Urban Fringe
- It also known as the outskirts or the urban hinterland.
- Described as the “landscape interface between town and country” .
- Viewed as a landscape type in its own right, one forged from an interaction of urban and rural land uses.
Examples
- Roads, especially motorways and bypasses
- Power, water and sewerage facilities
- Park and ride sites
- Airports
- Large hospitals
- Factories
- Large out-of-town shopping facilities, e. g. large supermarkets
- Waste transfer stations, recycling facilities and landfill sites
Benefits of Rural Urban Fringe for Economic Development
Characteristics
- Residential developments
- Out-of-town shopping
- Business Parks/Industrial estates
- Recycling and landfill
- Recreational
- Farming
- Motorways
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