The characteristics of the planning and governance systems influence how participatory
practices, such as focus groups and online consultations, are employed. This study reviews …

The relationships and interactions between rural and urban spaces have long been of
interest in the territorial sciences. However, the approaches taken to these questions have …

This extensively revised and updated fourth edition not only examines the new geographical
patterns forming within and between cities, but also investigates the way geographers have …

The spaces where countryside meets town are often amongst society's most valued and
pressured places which together form the rural–urban fringe (RUF). A 'messy'yet …

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

Following decades of urban decline in many European cities, there is now an abundant
literature identifying a process of reurbanisation, which has now also reached many …

Much of physical territory of the Europe does not fit classic 'urban–rural'typologies but can
best be described as 'territories-in-between'(TiB). There is considerable agreement that TiB …

Delineating urban growth boundaries (UGBs) by combining the land-use/land-cover (LULC)
change simulation method has become common in recent studies. However, few of the …

20 21 Land-use conflicts are defined as situations in which involved parties or constituents
have incompatible interests 22 concerning the use of a certain parcel of land. Such conflicts …

Population growth is inevitable in urban areas responsible for climate crises worldwide, and
urban development is affected by processes fed by many dynamics. Predicting and planning …