In the last decade, the peri-urbanization literature has attracted a lot of attention and many
scholars have tried to examine these areas from different dimensions, leading to a …

Abstract Recent Five-Year Plans and No. 1 Central Documents have emphasised the need
for Chinese agriculture to play multiple functions to enhance rural development, alleviate …

Agricultural landscapes (rural landscapes, agrolandscapes) are territories shaped by
agricultural production. They have enabled the development of human civilizations and are …

As a key to community remediation, villagers' withdrawal from homesteads has long been a
core subject of academic inquiry and a major concern of governments in China. Drawing …

The rapid advancement of urbanization and industrialization has blurred boundaries
between urban and rural areas. The traditional urban-rural dichotomy fails to adequately …

Peri-urban areas provide both challenges and opportunities for agricultural production, often
generating complex multifunctional landscapes and high levels of farm diversification. In …

The contemporary urbanization and its implication to land use dynamics especially in the
peri-urban areas are emerging as a cross-cutting theme in policy debates and scientific …

Green infrastructure (GI) is planned at various scales, including a regional one: city-regions.
Strategic GI planning included in the city-regions spatial development policy can contribute …

Rapid socio-economic development has led to a significant deterioration in the water
environment, which has limited sustainable regional development. The soil and water …

The quality, quantity and accessibility of urban greenspaces and green infrastructure offer
multiple benefits for city dwellers, the environment and urban sustainability. Green …