Rapid urban growth poses increasing challenges, but also opportunities, for urban and peri-
urban agriculture (UPA). This systematic review explores the nexus between UPA and urban …

Land-use suitability analysis is of significance for the planning and management of cities.
The main objective of this study was to develop a spatial model for land suitability …

Highly dynamic peri-urban areas, particularly in the Global South, face many challenges
including a lack of infrastructure, ownership conflicts, land degradation, and sustainable …

Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) operates in an ambiguous relation to rapid urban
growth. While urban expansion constrains farmers' access to land and resources, resulting …

Amidst the global discourse on the identification of strategic land, there has been a growth in
planning support systems aimed at assisting policymakers in unlocking the value of strategic …

Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) contributes to urban food security and provides
important livelihood opportunities. Due to rapid urbanization, though, UPA is subject to …

Africa has experienced rapid levels of historical urbanisation. This phenomenon has in part,
been triggered by overall levels of rapid population growth across the continent, and the …

Over the last decades, anthropogenic pressures on ecosystems have been increasing.
Trends of land use change including urban expansion and agricultural intensification driven …

In the State of São Paulo, the scarcity of water resources has become a constant agenda in
water security discussions. Within this context, the protection and recovery of forest cover …

Urban geology is the study of the different geological elements that impact and restrict
human activities in engineering and economics inside urban areas. Over half of the world's …