Green belt
Largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding urban areas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Greenbelt" redirects here. For the city, see Greenbelt, Maryland. For specific areas of green belt and other uses, see Green belt (disambiguation).
A green belt is a policy, and land-use zone designation used in land-use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding or neighboring urban areas. Similar concepts are greenways or green wedges, which have a linear character and may run through an urban area instead of around it. In essence, a green belt is an invisible line designating a border around a certain area, preventing development of the area and allowing wildlife to return and be established.