Environmental Challenges in Manchester

• Dereliction means to abandon buildings and let them become rundown due to neglect in inner cities e.g., Hulme Hippodrome and other former industrial buildings
• Brownfield sites are previously built on inner city areas which are cleared and redeveloped
• Greenfield sites are areas of countrysides on the edge of towns and cities that have never been built on before
• Brownfield sites

  • Water, power and transport are already established
  • Revitalises a run down area back to life
  • Makes use of wasted space
  • Found in less desirable locations with less space
  • Area could be polluted from the previous industry
  • Expensive and time-consuming to clear old buildings
• Greenfield sites

  • Plenty of space for building and landscaping
  • Developers can build their own designs so it saves money
  • Houses in the countryside are more popular
  • Increased congestion spoils natural area
  • Disturbs wildlife and reduces green, open spaces
  • Locals may protest and delay new developments