Metropolitan areas worldwide have grown rapidly and are usually surrounded by peri-urban
zones that are neither urban nor rural. Despite widespread use of the term 'peri-urban' …

Unexceptionally all metropolitan areas throughout the world are surrounded by peri-urban
areas that are neither urban nor rural in the conventional sense. Peri-urban areas are …

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 …

The rate of transformation of natural land use land cover (LULC) to the built-up areas is very
high in the peri-urban areas of Indian metropolitan cities. Delhi National Capital Region …

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

Urban–rural fringe, which form a link between urban construction areas and rural hinterland,
is the most sensitive area to urbanization. Its accurate identification is of great significance …

There is a great deal of concern over the scattered, fragmented expansion of cities,
particularly in developing countries. This expansion accelerates the peri-urbanization …

Urbanization is a global trend which is taking place at the costs of agricultural, forest, and
other natural or semi-natural areas. As a result of urbanization, transitioning zones in urban …

Accelerated urbanization in peri-urban areas of metropolises is one of the emerging issues
of the past decades which has numerous physical, social, economic, and environmental …

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