London:
What if there Had Been No Green Belt?
A Development Estimate
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Population Growth in Southeast England: 1951-2001 |
4,580,000 |
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Urban Population Density SE England Outside GLA (Population per Square Mile) |
9,558 |
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Estimate of New Land Required for Development (Square Miles) |
479 |
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Total Green Belt Area |
1,980 |
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Amount of Green Belt Area Remaining if Development had been Allowed |
1,501 |
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Share of Green Belt Remaining |
75.8% |
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New development assumed at the density of urban development outside the greenbelt.
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