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There are fourteen green belt areas, in the UK covering 16,716 km, or 13% of England, and 164 km of Scotland; for a detailed discussion of these, see Green belt . Other notable examples are the Ottawa Greenbelt and Golden Horseshoe Greenbelt [1] , green belts in Ontario, Canada. Ottawa's 20,350 hectare greenbelt is managed by the National Capital Commission (NCC). National Capital Commission. " National Capital Commission :: The National Capital Greenbelt :: History and Culture ." National Capital Commission - Commission De La Capitale Nationale (NCC-CCN). 07 Dec. 2007. NCC-CCN. Accessed 28 June 2008.

In this interpretation, the stated motivation and benefits of the green belt are well-intentioned (public health, environment), but these benefits accrue as intentioned or claimed (for example, critics claim that only a small fraction of the population ever sets foot on the green belt for leisure purposes, and they claim that a green belt is not strongly causally linked to clean air and water). Rather, the ultimate result of the decision to green belt a city is to maintain the middle class status quo, thus exacerbating high housing prices by concentrating demand within the zone and stifling competitive forces in general.

Paul Pioneer Press (MN) - April 22, 2007 - A1 MAIN Examples commonly cited are the Ottawa suburbs of Kanata and Orleans, both of which are outside the city's greenbelt, and are currently undergoing explosive growth (see Greenbelt ). This can lead to other problems, as residents of these areas have further to commute to work (if they seek employment in city) and little access to public transport. It also means people will commute through the green belt, an area not designed to cope with high levels of transportation. Not only is the merit of a green belt apparently subverted, but the green belt may heighten the problem and make the city unsustainable.

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