Urbanisation as driver of food system transformation and opportunities for rural livelihoods

S de Bruin, J Dengerink, J van Vliet - Food Security, 2021 - Springer
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 …

Analysing interactions among the sustainable development goals: findings and emerging issues from local and global studies

J Alcamo, J Thompson, A Alexander, A Antoniades… - Sustainability …, 2020 - Springer
The topic of SDG interactions is a relatively new research area with many knowledge gaps.
Some of these gaps are addressed in this summary of a Special Feature of Sustainability …

[HTML][HTML] Transformative innovation in peri-urban Asia

F Marshall, J Dolley - Research Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper draws on two case studies from India and China to discuss how and why rapidly
urbanizing contexts are particularly challenging for transformative innovation but are also …

Transdisciplinary research as transformative space making for sustainability

F Marshall, J Dolley, R Priya - Ecology and Society, 2018 - JSTOR
In this paper, we discuss how transdisciplinary development research (TDR), if approached
in particular ways, can produce new knowledge and also foster deeper systemic changes in …

Revisiting Rwanda's agricultural intensification policy: Benefits of embracing farmer heterogeneity and crop-livestock integration strategies

SK Kim, F Marshall, NM Dawson - Food Security, 2022 - Springer
The government of Rwanda is promoting agricultural intensification focused on the
production of a small number of targeted commodities as a central strategy to pursue the …

[HTML][HTML] The 'peri-urban turn': A systems thinking approach for a paradigm shift in reconceptualising urban-rural futures in the global South

LP Rajendran, L Raúl, M Chen, JCG Andrade… - Habitat International, 2024 - Elsevier
With rapid urbanisation, urban sprawl is a common phenomenon, particularly in the global
South creating peri-urban spaces where rural-urban interfaces occur. Peri-urban spaces are …

Urban sprawl assessment in Raipur and Bhubaneswar urban agglomerations from 1991 to 2018 using geoinformatics

V Chettry, M Surawar - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020 - Springer
The rapid urban growth after India's economic liberalization is likely to foster urban sprawl in
mid-sized cities. Therefore, this paper attempts to assess the urban sprawl in Raipur and …

[HTML][HTML] Recognising peri-urban ecosystem services in urban development policy and planning: A framework for assessing agri-ecosystem services, poverty and …

F Marshall, J Dolley, R Bisht, R Priya… - Landscape and Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
Peri-urban ecosystem services (ES) play a vital role in the health and livelihoods of urban
and peri-urban residents, but have received relatively little attention in the literature to date …

Livelihood diversification among indigenous peri-urban women in the Wa Municipality, Ghana

IA Abdulai, EK Derbile, MN Fuseini - Ghana Journal of Development …, 2021 - ajol.info
Studies on peri-urban development have not paid enough attention to the strategies and
dynamics of diversifying livelihoods among indigenous women in the Global South. This …

[PDF][PDF] Emerging Global Trends in Urban Agriculture Research: A Scientometric Analysis of Peer-reviewed Journals.

A Pinheiro, M Govind - J. Sci. Res., 2020 - jscires.org
Urban agriculture is the practice of production of food and non-food items in and around the
urban area. This study aims to explore emerging global research trends, topical focus and …