Urban regions worldwide are increasingly facing the challenge of dealing with highly
dynamic metropolitan growth and, at the same time, institutional changes like …

Ecosystem services provide considerable development opportunities, including
incorporating land use planning and enhancing climate change resilience in peri-urban …

A range of published and grey literature over the last three decades has underlined the
importance of urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry (UPAF) in cities of developing …

Peri-urban transformations in emerging economies like India demand scientific attention
given their impact on global environmental change processes. Some studies examine past …

The livelihoods approach has become dominant for understanding poverty issues and
advising on development policies. Spatial perspectives have been increasingly recognised …

Smallholder agriculture, particularly food crop production in northern Ghana's savannah
ecological zones, is faced with several environmental change stressors and risks. However …

Urban periphery watersheds play a crucial role in providing diverse ecosystem services,
especially hydrological services (HES), for society at different temporal and spatial scales; …

In Eastern Dhaka, perennial flood remains a constant threat to people and livelihoods.
Learning from the micro-level experiences of the poor in the peri-urban areas of Dhaka …

Electricity is essential for the functioning of contemporary cities. However, despite its
overarching criticality, residents of Southern cities like Accra are challenged by splintered …

This article concerns the relationship between uneven peri-urban growth and
heterogeneous energy infrastructures in Metropolitan Maputo, Mozambique. Much research …