Figure 1 England’s greenbelt areas
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Protecting the greenbelt
An area of countryside around our cities is protected to avoid these rural areas from urban sprawl. The status of this greenbelt is being questioned as the demand for housing and our changing lifestyles bring new pressures to the countryside.
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