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              (i)   The new city will have    congestion,  with a pleasant    results in more people coming
                   all basic amenities such   environment and extra space     to the area, which helps local
                   as healthcare, schools,    to sprawl. Large family         businesses.    Redeveloping
                   parks, food outlets &      houses with gardens are more    Brownfield sites can bring a
                   restaurants,    essential  likely to be able to be built on   ‘dead’ area back to life. On the
                   retail & offices within a   Greenfield sites. New sites are   other side of the coin, increased
                   15-minute distance.  It    easier to construct on and is   house prices due to core city
                   will also aim to digitize   more attractive to retail parks,   redevelopment might mean
                   some of its services.      housing developers,  etc. On    that  local people cannot afford
                                              the other side of the coin,     the houses, & the authority
              (ii)  (ii)  As indicated by the   using Greenfield sites is often   will have the  problem of
                   C40 group, in order to     not sustainable, as these sites   providing for them. Clearing
                   achieve this, effort must   take the core from towns and   rubbish from Brownfield areas
                   be  made to  create  a     locate them on the fringes. In   is expensive.  There may be
                   regulatory environment     such sites new infrastructure   an issue of  contamination &
                   that encourages inclusive   has to be provided. Wildlife   making sites safe for development,
                   zoning,    mixed     use   may suffer as many lose         given what the land may
                   development, & flexible    habitats, trees may have to be   have been used for before.
                   buildings   &     spaces   cut down, and history speaks    In cases of “Hyperlocal”
                   (TIMESOFINDIA.COM,         that  environmentalist  protest   neighbourhoods     –    all
                   2020).                     to Greenfield developments.     brownfield sites can have a

              The aim of the 15-minute        Brownfield Redevelopment        usage in each locality for one
              neighbourhood  concept  is:                                     or the other usage.
              (i) to give streets back to     Brownfield    redevelopment     Specifications Sum up
              the people, by permanently      eases pressure on Greenfield
              reallocating   more      road   sites and is more sustainable   The     specifications    for
              space to walking & cycling,     –  it’s  good  to  reuse  land.   15-minute   Hyper     local
              invest in city wide walking     House  prices  would increase   neighbourhood are as follows:
              & cycling networks & green      in core city areas as  people   1.   At least 80% of the street
              infrastructure; (b) to act      are encouraged back  into  the      should be shaded by trees
              as a defense against the        area. Infrastructure  already       (Figure 2) in summer
              impact of climate change by     exists  in  urban  areas.  New      (Researcher, 2020) .
              reducing air pollution; and     employment      opportunities
              (c)  better quality  of life  by   come  up.  New  housing  can   2.   At least 20% of surfacing
              cutting down on commute         lead to redevelopment  (old         should be permeable
              time (TIMESOFINDIA.COM,         housing  –  area  becomes           and 50% of this total
              2020).                          trendier  & more affluent)          planted with grass, to
                                              so the neighbourhood will           allow the ground to soak
              Brown Field Development         improve. Providing public           up rainwater & improve
              V/S        Green        Field   transport networks  is easier       flood resilience (Pisano,
              Development                     in  central  areas  where  the      2020).
              Greenfield Development          population    densities   are
                                              high – investment is focused    3.   Priority should be given
              Greenfield  sites are often     in central areas. Towns &           to create safe spaces for
              on the fringes & may have       cities do not want their areas      children & elderly, while
              better access, with less traffic   to  decay  –  redevelopment      all public areas to be



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