Agricultural land use in Europe has changed considerably in the last decades. However, our
understanding of agricultural land use changes, especially changes in land use intensity, is …

Since the 1950s, intensification and scale enlargement of agriculture have changed
agricultural landscapes across Europe. The intensification and scale enlargement of farming …

Food security is becoming an increasingly relevant topic in the Global North, especially in
urban areas. Because such areas do not always have good access to nutritionally adequate …

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 …

Farm succession is a relevant issue, as it is related to rural and youth migration,
sustainability and the ageing of the agricultural sector. Understanding the factors behind the …

Peri-urban landscapes (PULs) are specific transitional forms of urban landscapes
undergoing dynamic land-use changes. PULs' transformations are driven by close and …

This paper examined the effects of peri-urbanisation on arable land in Kumasi Metropolis.
The study involved classification of Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) 1986 imagery and …

Agriculture near urban landscapes has recently been re-appreciated with the recognition of
its economic, social and environmental contributions. However, rapid urbanisation and …

China's urban explosion has resulted in a substantial loss of agricultural production on the
fringes of many cities. Farmland is not only converted into urban uses but also taken out of …

Multifunctional cultivated land has both sides of supply and demand, and their matches are
very important to boost the high-quality development of agriculture and rural areas. The …