which factor influence the use of land
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Basic ideas - Factors influencing land use
physical - soil fertility, soil drainage, slope angle, aspect, scenery, mineral potential etc. economic - distance from markets, demand for different uses.
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Answer:
Basic ideas - Factors influencing land use
physical - soil fertility, soil drainage, slope angle, aspect, scenery, mineral potential etc. economic - distance from markets, demand for different uses.
Explanation:
Main points
The amounts of land used for each purpose are constantly changing
Land use can be influenced by many factors -
physical - soil fertility, soil drainage, slope angle, aspect, scenery, mineral potential etc.
economic - distance from markets, demand for different uses.
social - population size, legislation, government policies
The biggest single land use change in the UK is the growth of residential areas (see image, right).
Housing density (number of dwellings/hectare) has a huge impact on the land use pressure. A bigger housing density means less land is used.
Low density development (less than 20-25 dwellings per hectare) is unlikely to sustain local services or public transport, creating increased dependence on car use. The government proposes to set minimum densities for new development and to oppose low density developments.
During the period 1989 to 1997 housing was built at an average density of
28 dwellings per hectare on previously developed land - eg urban redevelopments
21 dwellings per hectare on land not previously developed (eg greenfield sites. Ironically, these low densities meant a large area of greenfield land was used to create a small amount of housing!
The average density ranged from 22 dwellings per hectare in the South East and East Midlands, to 47 dwellings per hectare in London where higher land prices forced more efficient use of the space
There are knock on ("multiplier") effects with residential developments. More houses need more roads to service them.
Increases in the road system increase the demand for land both directly (by pass routes etc) and indirectly (250,000 tonnes of sand and gravel are required for each mile of motorway).
Government road policies can increase the pressure to build new roads. For example, recent roads such as the A30 Exeter - Honiton expansion are part of the Government's Private Finance Initiative. They are privately designed, built, financed and operated. The international consortium Connect will foot the bill for the A30's design, construction and maintenance (initial outlay estimated at £75m). They will be paid back by the Government over 30 years through a system based on the amount of traffic. It is therefore in Connect's interest to encourage traffic growth by stimulating residential development along the road, commercial developments such as an extension to Exeter airport / shops etc and a woodland leisure complex.