Where is the peri-urban? A systematic review of peri-urban research and approaches for its identification and demarcation worldwide

M Sahana, J Ravetz, PP Patel, H Dadashpoor… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
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' …

What is the most suitable methodological approach to demarcate peri-urban areas? A systematic review of the literature

MG Mortoja, T Yigitcanlar, S Mayere - Land Use Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Landscape functional zoning at a county level based on ecosystem services bundle: Methods comparison and management indication

Y Liu, T Li, W Zhao, S Wang, B Fu - Journal of Environmental Management, 2019 - Elsevier
The perspective of ecosystem services bundle is virtually a spatial clustering on landscape
to map** the relationship between ecosystem services and support the spatial strategy of …

A review of domains, approaches, methods and indicators in peri-urbanization literature

S Ahani, H Dadashpoor - Habitat International, 2021 - Elsevier
In the last decade, the peri-urbanization literature has attracted a lot of attention and many
scholars have tried to examine these areas from different dimensions, leading to a …

Evaluation of arable land suitability based on the suitability function-A case study of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

M Yao, D Shao, C Lv, R An, W Gu, C Zhou - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Arable land suitability evaluation (ALSE) is one of the tools to ensure sustainable
agricultural production and achieve the global food security goal. Determining the …

Why is determining peri-urban area boundaries critical for sustainable urban development?

MG Mortoja, T Yigitcanlar - Journal of Environmental Planning and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In the age of climate change, for many cities around the globe seeking sustainable urban
development is a key necessity. Nonetheless, many fail to develop effective policies when it …

Comparative study of quantitative identification methods for peri-urban areas based on a multi-indicator system

Z Shi, M Liu, Y Wang, KF Kovács - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
As peri-urbanisation becomes widespread, quantitative methods for identifying peri-urban
areas (PUAs) are increasingly abundant. This study aims to quantitatively compare the …

[HTML][HTML] Residents' perceptions of ecosystem services in an urbanizing basin: A case study in the Guanting Reservoir basin, China

Y Bai, Q Huang, L Inostroza, H Xu, D Yin, Z Liu… - Geography and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding stakeholders' differences in perceptions of ecosystem services (ES) is crucial
for guiding ecological conservation and planning. However, the variations of ES perception …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal location to land banking practices in urban-rural informal land market continuum of Ghana

A Sasu, A Javed, M Imran - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Land banking practices in complex informal land markets are growing in develo**
countries. However, the land banking (LB) literature predominantly focuses on publicly …

Uneven and divergent spatial figurations: A five-pronged typology of urban and peri-urban formations in Romania

N Petrovici, F Poenaru - Cities, 2025 - Elsevier
This paper introduces a five-pronged typology to conceptualize the variegated and dynamic
spatial figurations of urban and peri-urban areas in Romania, addressing a gap in the …