Well-intentioned regulations to protect Canada's most productive farmland restrict large-
scale solar photovoltaic (PV) development. The recent innovation of agrivoltaics, which is …

A transition toward decentralized and land-intensive renewable energy production systems
is one among many factors re-shaping rural areas, leading to reimaginations and …

Toronto's Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) has faced on-going challenges concerning its
demographic shifts in the urban and rural fringe tending to become a megacity over the …

In recent decades, a new generation of greenbelts has developed that are embedded within
dynamic regionalism processes. Governance of these greenbelts is increasingly being …

The survival of farms requires innovative adaptation and investment to take advantage of the
characteristics of the peri-urban environment. In Ontario, Canada, the Provincial …

Most of us have heard of green belts–but how much do we really know about them? This
book tries to separate the fact from the fiction when it comes to green belts by looking both …

Peri-urban areas are increasingly described as 'third'spaces with unique characteristics, in
opposition to spaces awaiting urban development. However, in many peri-urban areas the …

Background Greenbelt, known as the most restrictive form of urban containment policy, is a
geographical boundary around a city or urban region to prevent urban sprawl. In the present …

The aim of the study is to analyse the extent to which the spatial planning guidelines for
renewable energies address the local people's perception of a sustainable energy …

Legally protected by its own constitution since 1991, the greenbelt (or 'GrünGürtel') forms a
ring of greenspace around Frankfurt, Germany and has been considered an effective …