The rapid increase of urban population during the 21 st century has led to the expansion of
metropolises and increased demand for land in peri-urban areas, which are often the object …

In a country like Ethiopia where the vast majority of the populations are employed in
agriculture, land is an important economic resource for the development of rural livelihoods …

In many parts of Africa, societies that remain primarily rural are experiencing accelerated
urban growth and highly visible booms in property development. In the absence of …

This study was part of a larger analysis of the framework of sustainable rural livelihoods in
the face of urban sprawl in peri-urban rural areas of Mali. Contrary to the existing literature …

While scholars long recognized the importance of land markets as a key driver of rural non-
farm development and transformation in rural areas, evidence on the extent of their …

This study analyzed and assessed spatio-temporal dynamics of land-use change (LUC) and
urban expansion (UE) within the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) of Ghana. This …

The fast-paced urbanization of recent decades entails that many regions are facing
seemingly uncontrolled land-use changes (LUCs) that go hand in hand with a range of …

Peri-urbanization is transforming the urban-rural interface of metropolitan areas across the
global south. Large-scale planned developments and infrastructure projects result in the …

Peri-urban areas are often subject to intensive construction, through both formal and
informal processes. As land transitions from rural to urban status, different land tenure and …

Highly dynamic peri-urban areas, particularly in the Global South, face many challenges
including a lack of infrastructure, ownership conflicts, land degradation, and sustainable …