Environmental planning and management of the peri-urban interface: perspectives on an emerging field

The role of distance in peri-urban national park use: Who visits them and how far do they travel?

“…This is despite the fact that peri-urban national parks and their surroundings have often been placed under increased pressure due to rapid urban growth and concomitant outdoor recreation demand (Arnberger & Brandenburg, 2007;Frick, Degenhardt, & Buchecker, 2007). Determining visitor usage and travel patterns for such parks is important because it can greatly assist land managers in facility provision and demand-management for periurban sites, which in-turn affects the residential amenity of surrounding communities (Allen, 2003). In this study we found that the frequency and day of the visit vary, depending on how far away people live from the park.…”

“…Studies examining suburban recreation and tourism demand and provision have found distance decay patterns 1 Several methods are used to distinguish peri-urban spaces from urban and rural areas including population density, urban structure characteristics, landscape patterns and/or night-time satellite images (Allen, 2003;Grosvenor & O'Neill, 2014;Sutton, Cova, & Elvidge, 2006). However, context matters; differences in city and country characteristics can effect the accuracy of a given classification method for distinguishing among urban, peri-urban and rural areas (Allen, 2003;Grosvenor & O'Neill, 2014). For example, the population density for the same unit area can vary greatly if the same number of people are housed in three story apartments or four to nine story apartments (Griffiths, 2009). where there are two peaks, or even a plateau pattern ( Fig.…”

Wildfire risk, biodiversity and peri-urban planning in the Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia

“…In this case, and elsewhere, planning goals for landscapes continue to promote urban development outcomes without fully recognizing the important context of unique social and conservation spaces (Allen, 2003;Harman, Pruetz, & Houston, 2015). Strategic planning that is more uniquely focused on the peri-urban space could enable spatial representations of the complex, contextual risks and values, rather than defaulting to an modern urban planning focus that prioritizes the consumption of spaces over other planning elements (Urry, 1995).…”

Neglected vulnerabilities in a rapidly urbanizing city: reflections on earthquake risks in Accra

“…According to the State of African Cities Report 2008, inadequate capacities, resources and capabilities assure that the region's cities fall behind the growing demands for effective urban governance, housing infrastructure services and jobs (UN-Habitat 2008). This disordered and leapfrog process of urban expansion, which takes place largely in non-contiguous transitional zones between countryside and city, is referred to as ''peri-urbanization'' (Allan 2003) and defies easy characterization. Songsore et al (2009) opined that rapid urbanization creates environmental crises, including instigating natural disasters, mostly due to the haphazard development and compounded by worsening national economies and the impact of global climatic change.…”