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Green Belts
"Green belts" are areas of countryside around cities and town in England where development is limited in order to prevent further growth. The idea of placing a green belt around a city was first adopted by London before World War II, and other cities copied the concept after the war. The plan worked, and while American communities have tended to join together as they have gotten larger, hundreds of cities, towns, and villages in England are still separated by areas of undeveloped land. It is these areas that help the country look so green and pleasant. ... レベル13 [英検２級]