Rural Land uses
Transects of land uses from point B to A (left hand side)
Transects of land uses from point B to A (right hand side)
Transects of land uses from point C to D (left hand side)
Transects of land uses from point C to D (right hand side)
Q1. The percentages of different land uses along the route AB AB Commercial25.45% Industrial22.5% Abandoned22.45% Residential19.2% Construction site10.4%
Q1. The percentages of different land uses along the route CD Land useCD Agricultural37.5% Abandoned36.25% Residential12% Commercial11% Industrial6%
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Q2. Contrast the percentages of different land uses along the route AB and CD AB More commercial, industrial & residential Less agricultural, abandoned land CD More abandoned land (near Kong Tai Road) More agricultural (near foot path) Less commercial, industrial & residential
Q3. Explanation of Q2 ACCESSIBILITY AB (Kam Sheung Road ~~~ secondary road) High accessibility (more branches, more bus stops) Road is wider ~ favour the lorries more industrial upper middle class ~ more car ownerships more high class residential (counter-urbanization)
Q3. Explanation of Q2 CD (Kong Tai Road) Low accessibility (road is narrow) … more abandoned land as relatively high accessibility … near foot path more agricultural (green house)
Q4/5. Problems that the farmers may face & the solutions ProblemsSolutions 1.Urban Encroachment Evidence : industrial & residential 2.Anticipation of urban encroachment Evidence : Abandoned Land (less production & invest) Open Storage (eg.Car park) Illegal short-term list
3.Polluted water source polluted irrigation water Evidence : Construction site (eg.WestRail) Supervision from the department 4.Shortage of labour & Aged population Small scale of mechanization (Eg. Sprinklers) 5.Competition (imported from China which is low land value& wages) Market gardening Quality control (fresh!!!) High value product (western specie)
6.Monsoon Drought +flooding (winter) (summer) Flood control Green house 7.Lack of government support (e.g.sewage charge Imbalance policy)
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