The term peri‐urbanization has been widely used to describe a range of different processes
that transform rural areas to a mix of rural and urban spaces. Although there is a burgeoning …

This paper describes the measures adopted by Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna (two Italian
regions) for planning their peri-urban areas at regional level. Peri-urban territories merge …

This article advances academic and policy debates on peri-urban agriculture (PUA) by
examining the phenomenon in the city of Sogamoso, Colombia. Planners, developers, and …

Recent years have witnessed an expanding body of peri-urban and urban scholarship.
However, recent scholarship has yet to adequately address the central role of politics and …

Urban design and architecture have inadvertently contributed to the bifurcation of societies
divided into haves and have-nots, thus undermining social equity, restricting opportunity …

Emerging scholarship on urban land grabbing has urged researchers to take more nuanced
perspectives on land appropriation. There is the need to understand the actions of and …

There is a growing need to (1) better understand spaces in which human-animal interactions
occur in ways that increase the risk of emerging infectious disease (EID), and (2) identify the …

In this article we propose an ecological economics orientation of peri-urban development,
looking at land use planning, local food and entropy. Based on a mathematical model, we …

Abstract Localism Agenda adopted by Coalition Government in 2010 reflected the rejection
of the regional level and the ambition to rebalance national economy, by devolving …

As peri-urbanisation becomes widespread, quantitative methods for identifying peri-urban
areas (PUAs) are increasingly abundant. This study aims to quantitatively compare the …