Circular flow land use management

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/circular-flow-land-use-management

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the development institutions?German Institute for Urban Affairs (Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik)
2. What is the core strategy?Prioritizing 'inner development' (infill and brownfield redevelopment) over 'outer development' (urban expansion)
3. Why do we need CircUse instead of building new land?Building new land uses up more space and can hurt nature. CircUse keeps the city smaller, saves natural areas, and uses existing buildings and roads, so we don't need to spread out as much.
4. How does CircUse help the environment?By fixing up old, unused places, CircUse stops the need to clear green fields and farms. This protects wildlife, keeps farmland, and keeps the city’s footprint smaller.

Brownfield redevelopment: The process of cleaning up and reusing land that has been previously developed, often for industrial purposes.
Urban sprawl: The uncontrolled expansion of urban areas into surrounding rural land, often characterized by low-density development.
Greenfield development: Development on land that has not been previously developed, such as agricultural land or natural landscapes.