[HTML][HTML] African urbanisation and urbanism: Implications for risk accumulation and reduction
There is an increasing recognition of the need to understand and address risks of various
kinds in African cities. However, there have been very few explicit examinations of the way in …
kinds in African cities. However, there have been very few explicit examinations of the way in …
Where is the peri-urban? A systematic review of peri-urban research and approaches for its identification and demarcation worldwide
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' …
zones that are neither urban nor rural. Despite widespread use of the term 'peri-urban' …
[КНИГА][B] Urban ecology: science of cities
RTT Forman - 2014 - books.google.com
How does nature work in our human-created city, suburb, and exurb/peri-urb? Indeed how is
ecology-including its urban water, soil, air, plant, and animal foundations-spatially entwined …
ecology-including its urban water, soil, air, plant, and animal foundations-spatially entwined …
Introduction: critical perspectives on food sovereignty
Visions of food sovereignty have been extremely important in hel** to galvanize broad-
based and diverse movements around the need for radical changes in agro-food systems …
based and diverse movements around the need for radical changes in agro-food systems …
[КНИГА][B] Theories and Practices of Development
K Willis - 2011 - books.google.com
Global economic crisis and the implications of global environmental change have led
academics and policy-makers to consider how 'development'in all parts of the world should …
academics and policy-makers to consider how 'development'in all parts of the world should …
Urbanization, land use transformation and spatio-environmental impacts: Analyses of trends and implications in major metropolitan regions of Ghana
Urbanization induces spatial and environmental changes. Monitoring and understanding the
nature of these changes is crucial to achieving sustainable urban development imperatives …
nature of these changes is crucial to achieving sustainable urban development imperatives …
Measuring urban sprawl and its drivers in large Chinese cities: The case of Hangzhou
This paper examines features and driving forces of urban sprawl in Hangzhou from 1995 to
2005 by using urban expansion classification, density analysis, spatial metrics, and …
2005 by using urban expansion classification, density analysis, spatial metrics, and …
The dynamics of peri-urbanization
The peri-urban (sometimes also called the urban fringe) may be the dominant urban form
and spatial planning challenge of the twenty-first century. In older industrial or post-industrial …
and spatial planning challenge of the twenty-first century. In older industrial or post-industrial …
Understanding rural–urban transitions in the Global South through peri-urban turbulence
Much previous research has problematized the use of a binary urban–rural distinction to
describe human settlement patterns in and around cities. Peri-urban zones, on the edge of …
describe human settlement patterns in and around cities. Peri-urban zones, on the edge of …
Urban environments: issues on the peri-urban fringe
D Simon - Annual review of environment and resources, 2008 - annualreviews.org
This chapter reviews current thinking about environment-development issues in the
transitional zones between distinctly urban and unambiguously rural areas, known variously …
transitional zones between distinctly urban and unambiguously rural areas, known variously …