The purpose of this study is a review of urban growth containment policies for the guidance
and control of peri-urbanization. The review of selected resources illustrates two policies:" …

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 …

Peri-urban landscapes are some of the world's most vulnerable areas. Although they are
often thought of simply as land awaiting development, these landscapes retain important …

Even though cities cover approximately only 3 per cent of the earth's land area, they are
often located on what previously was prime agricultural land. In line with what was common …

Processes of peri‐urbanisation emerge from a range of drivers that differ according to socio‐
economic and geographic settings. Using the M elbourne outer peri‐urban region, this …

Australian peri-urban agriculture is highly significant and makes a major contribution to state
and national agricultural production. However, peri-urban areas on the fringes of …

For several decades, patterns of Australia's population change have included processes of
counter-urbanization and dispersal focused on the peri-urban regions around Australia's …

Land value and the value of land: Understanding the Determinants of Land Use Transition in
Melbourne’s Peri-Urban Region Page 1 Land value and the value of land: Understanding the …

The story of agriculture in peri-urban Australia is one of short term intensive farming,
regularly relocating in the face of urban demand. Planning solutions implemented by …

Water is vital to sustainability and liveability of cities and the peri-urban river systems play an
important role in the supply of water for domestic use, agriculture, commerce, industry and …