Metropolitan areas worldwide have grown rapidly and are usually surrounded by peri-urban
zones that are neither urban nor rural. Despite widespread use of the term 'peri-urban' …

Abstract Peri-Urban Landscapes (PULs) are transitional areas composed of a mix of natural
and anthropogenic land covers. The unsustainable character of many PULs is widely …

This research advances our understanding of peri-urban dynamics in the Global South
through an innovative comparative socio-spatial analytics approach combining geospatial …

In this special issue we focus on irrigated urban agriculture (IUA), which we define as all
agricultural practices in urban areas that use any form of urban water for crop cultivation …

In this article we suggest that the process of peri-urban formation is a case of “exploded
urbanism”–a situation in which urban features fly like shrapnel from the urban core to the …

The urbansingle bondrural interface is the frontier of urban expansion and rural
development. Understanding the differentiation and driving mechanism of the urbansingle …

Cities in the Global South are experiencing profound demographic shifts, rapid economic
growth, and unchecked urban sprawl, resulting in significant transformations in peri-urban …

How do land tenure and land use relate to informal settlements? Many studies have
examined the effects of land regularisation on communities. Land regularisation is …

The Japanese City Planning Act aims to control urban sprawl and promote compact urban
development. Despite Japan's aging population, urban sprawl remains a concern in …

Water utilities have favoured the modern ideal of piped networks and infrastructure that is
reproduced in policies and discourses about achieving ambitious water targets. In this …