What is Green belt?
[[File:Ottawagreenbelt.PNG|thumb|right|300px|The city of [[Ottawa]], located in the middle of the map, is surrounded by the [[Greenbelt (Ottawa)|Ottawa Greenbelt]]]] A '''green belt''' or '''greenbelt''' is a policy and land use designation used in [[land use planning]] to retain areas of largely [[undeveloped land|undeveloped]], wild, or agricultural [[landscape|land]] surrounding or neighbouring urban areas. Similar concepts are '''[[greenway (landscape)|greenways]]''' or '''green wedges''' which have a linear character and may run through an urban area instead of around it. A green belt is basically an invisible line that goes around a certain area, stopping people from building there so that some of the wild and agricultural land can be saved. {{stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Green Belt}} [[Category:Urban geography]] [[Category:Urban planning]] [[Category:Local government]]