Maximising Land use

*Urban Land Use


*Mixed Land use

Advantages:)
-reduces the area of land used
-maximising existing land use

Disadvantages:(
-more costly


*High-density buildings

advantages:)
-more residential flats to house a growing population
-offers more offices to accommodate expanding economic activities
-solution to the rising demand and intensive competition for land
-maximising existing land use

disadvantages:(
-more resources and facilities such as lift are needed
-many destruction will be cause if natural disasters strikes


*Agricultural land use


*Terracing

advantages:)
-increases the area for arable land
-maximising existing land use
-more crops could be cultivated

*Soil-less farming

advantages:)
-less land is needed without affecting the supply of food
-maximises existing land use

disadvantages:(
-immensive amount of water is required for the operating of hydroponics farming.
-electricity is needed and thus, indirectly contributes to global warming.

*Irrigation

advantages:)
-maximise existing land use
-increase yields in existing farmlands by lengthening the growing season

disadvantages:(
-large amount of water is required