From Peri-Urban to Unknown Territory

Land use dynamics driven by rural industrialization and land finance in the peri-urban areas of China: “The examples of Jiangyin and Shunde”

“…Although there is no universally accepted definition, some findings have been shared among them. The peri-urban region is regarded as a transition zone between fully urbanized land in cities and predominantly agricultural areas (Rakodi, 1998), and a form of settlement that cannot be easily classified according to the longstanding urban-rural binary (Willis, 2005). Within the Asian context, McGee (1991) has challenged the conventional view and conclude that distinction between rural and urban exists simply as part of the urbanization progress.…”

“…This new type of urbanism is characterized by a great diversity of intermixed landscapes, including walled residential estates, scattered village houses, and the tight intermingling of small-scale industries with commercial, residential and agricultural activities (Leaf, 2002). Meanwhile, peri-urbanization is nearly always associated with problems, for example, lack of planning and infrastructure, degradation of environment, or loss of agricultural land (Willis, 2005).…”

Intra-urban and peri-urban differences in cattle farming systems of Burkina Faso

“…A variety of definitions for UPA have been suggested. The most widely cited ones (Mougeot, 2000;Jacobi et al, 2000;Smit et al, 2001) refer to any form of farming or livestock keeping that takes place within and around cities, whereby a subdivision into "intra-urban" (or urban) and "peri-urban" agriculture has been controversial, given unclear boundary definitions (Willis, 2007;Simon, 2008; Stewart ferently depending on their intra-urban or peri-urban location (Aubry et al, 2011). It has also been argued that within a single urban area, a high diversity of farm types and farm strategies exist (Douglas, 2006).…”

Resilience in the Transition Landscapes of the Peri-urban: From ‘Where’ with ‘Whom’ to ‘What’

“…minimalisers and . sprawlers'' (Bunker et al, 2003in Willis, 2005). Moss (2006) lists them as: lifestylers, tree changers, amenity migrants, hobby farmers.…”