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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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