Urbanisation is changing food systems globally, and in particular in sub-Saharan Africa and
South Asia. This transformation can affect rural livelihoods in multiple ways. Evidence on …

This paper reviews the current state of literature on the impacts of urbanisation on rural
development in the context of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with special emphasis to the …

The rural land system reform (RLSR) is inseparable from the protection of farmers' rights and
profits. The success or failure of the system reform determines the value embodiment of the …

This paper examines the evolving rural-urban landscape in China's rapid urbanization,
contextualized within post-1978 social transitions. Using a socio-spatial analytics approach …

Urban land is the primary scene for manufacturing and services providing, through which the
economic activities and trade flows amplify and cascade, interacting the natural and human …

Many studies have observed the crucial role of vegetated local climate zone (LCZ) types in
mitigating the surface urban heat island (SUHI) effect. However, research analyzing the …

Transformations of agriculture and natural lands to urban use are dominant and well known
effects of urbanization, but consistent and reliable methods to map regional-scale land …

Intense level of land use land cover (LULC) changes has been observed in Sub-Saharan
Africa, particularly in the central highlands of Ethiopia, due to rapid population growth and …

Due to rapid urbanisation, food systems in sub-Saharan African cities are increasingly under
pressure. Through the lens of a foodshed, this paper quantitatively analyses the spatial …

Along with climate change, population growth, and overexploitation of natural resources,
urbanisation is among the major global challenges of our time. It is a nexus where many of …