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

Mortoja, Md. Golam; Yiğitcanlar, Tan; Mayere, Severine

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104601

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“…In order to determine the spatial distribution of GHG emissions within different urban growth land use areas, this paper adopts Mortoja et al's [23] study approach to demarcate unquestionably urban, peri-urban, and rural areas. They applied fuzzy logic on night-time light (NTL) data to demarcate these urban growth areas.…”

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“…While allowing urban expansions to nearby peri-urban greenfield sites is a commonly adopted global strategy in accommodating increasing urbanization needs [23], such peri-urbanization appears to have dire consequences to countries with unique biodiversity habitats. For example, Australia has inherited one of the most unique biodiversity habitats over the centuries, where per 1 km 2 woodland clearing results in the destruction of 45,000 trees and death casualties of approximately 20,000 reptiles and 3,000 birds [24].…”

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Local Drivers of Anthropogenic Climate Change: Quantifying the Impact through a Remote Sensing Approach in Brisbane

Mortoja

Yiğitcanlar

2020

Remote Sensing

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Urban expansions to adjoining greenfield sites, particularly in metropolitan regions, have become a global occurrence. Such urbanization practice results in a significant loss in ecosystem services and triggers climate change—where these changes in land cover and emissions of certain pollutants are the fundamental drivers of climate change. Despite its crucial importance, little is known on how to quantify the impact of local drivers on anthropogenic climate change. This study aims to address the question of how the impacts of local drivers on anthropogenic climate change can be measured. The study utilizes a remote sensing approach to investigate the impacts of a period of over 30 years (1989–2019) in Brisbane, Australia and its adjoining local government areas. The methodological steps of the study are two-fold. First, we measure the greenfield development and corresponding ecosystem services losses and, then, we quantify the risk of such losses attributable to direct and indirect anthropogenic climate change. The findings of the study reveal the followings: (a) the utilized remote sensing method is a useful technique in quantifying the impacts of climate change; (b) over the last 30-year period, Brisbane and its adjoining areas encountered a total loss of about USD 4.5 billion in ecosystem services, due to direct and indirect anthropogenic climate change; (c) peri-urban areas encountered the biggest losses in ecosystem service values; (d) peri-urban areas experienced the highest greenhouse gas emission production levels, and; (e) ecosystem services should be backed up by robust urban management policies—this is critical for mitigating climate change.

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Local Drivers of Anthropogenic Climate Change: Quantifying the Impact through a Remote Sensing Approach in Brisbane

Mortoja

Yiğitcanlar

2020

Remote Sensing

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“…This consideration highlight the pressures of urbanization processes and climate changes in local and spatial aspects such as shifts in land cover, land use, land management, and planning [19]. Also, in the socioeconomic criteria and cultural context for its demarcation [21]; where the multifunctional character of peri-urban expose changes in socio-economic aspects between stakeholders sharing the area, which could lead to some conflicts because of different perspectives or interests.…”

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“…These areas expose the place-based and social dynamics of neither-rural-nor-urban territories, which could condition the potential development of NBS. First, in terms of the spatial transition, peri-urban act as urban buffer zones, surrounding the urban boundary and limited by the rural one, e.g., comprising two boundaries, an inner (urban) and an outer (peri-urban) one [21]. Second, these areas are strategically relevant to ecosystem services (ES), integrating and responding to natural and built-up dynamics by acting as a multi-functional landscape.…”

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“…Second, these areas are strategically relevant to ecosystem services (ES), integrating and responding to natural and built-up dynamics by acting as a multi-functional landscape. This relevance is based on the argument of proximity to natural landscapes of biodiversity habitats, woodlands, farmlands, and built-up areas; such as urban subdivisions and transport infrastructures [21]. Third, peri-urban areas expose the community consensus, or the lack of it, for the support and up-take of NBS as an innovation development.…”

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Nature-Based Solutions for Water Management in Peri-Urban Areas: Barriers and Lessons Learned from Implementation Experiences

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Nature-based solutions (NBS) are defined by the European Commission as “actions that are inspired by, supported by, or copied from nature…” and that solve societal challenges and multiple benefits. As a result, NBS are often promoted as alternative responses that solve complex societal challenges such as watershed management, while delivering a systemic approach of multiple benefits for well-being, human health, and sustainable use of resources. Despite rising interest in NBS, further identification of experiences implementing NBS could advance our understanding of the operationalization of this comprehensive concept. For this purpose, we analyzed 35 peer-reviewed articles on implementation experiences of NBS for water management in peri-urban areas, on aspects related to (i) NBS problem–solution: water challenges, ecosystem services, scales, and types; (ii) NBS governance and management. From the insights of the analysis, this paper asks what lessons are learned, and which barriers are identified, from implementing NBS for water management in peri-urban areas? As a result, this study presents a detailed analysis of each aspect. We conclude by highlighting accountancy, monitoring, and communication as potential success factors for integration and development while diminishing the overall barrier of complexity, which leads to technical, institutional, economic, and social uncertainty.

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The Circular Metabolic Urban Landscape

Mazzarella

Amenta

2022

Regenerative Territories

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The study of the city as a living organism in constant transformation is especially linked to the investigation of its metabolic flows and their impacts on urban systems. The interplay of urban metabolic flows with the natural and anthropic landscape, including the built environment and its discarded parts, is connected in various ways. Urban Metabolism has been mainly studied by environmentalists and engineers so far, but it is recently acquiring growing significance also for urban planners, architects, and policymakers to determine and evaluate the impacts of human transformation on the human-natural ecosystem. Considering the urban landscape and the metabolism of its resources as an integrated system requires the recognition of which materials, methods, approaches, and general issues should be considered in planning and design for the transition toward a Circular Metabolic Urban Landscape. The process of transition to circular cities should necessarily involve actors from different research fields. Thus, this study aims at systematizing the recent and constantly evolving knowledge on this topic. This chapter presents a Systematic Review of the recent scientific literature by analyzing the production of the last 10 years on Urban Metabolism and Circular Economy in the context of spatial design and planning. The criteria set as a guide were made explicit through the coding of the selected papers by employing ATLAS.ti and grouping the subjects coded in five main clusters: theoretical issues, UM-specific topics, planning and design research, interdisciplinary studies and research and applications, and open issues. A semantic network links the cross-disciplinarity topics. The challenges and research topics to consider for a Circular Metabolic Urban Landscape are then considered as a set of links in the recent scientific literature selected.

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

Cited by 77 publications

References 89 publications

Local Drivers of Anthropogenic Climate Change: Quantifying the Impact through a Remote Sensing Approach in Brisbane

Local Drivers of Anthropogenic Climate Change: Quantifying the Impact through a Remote Sensing Approach in Brisbane

Nature-Based Solutions for Water Management in Peri-Urban Areas: Barriers and Lessons Learned from Implementation Experiences

The Circular Metabolic Urban Landscape

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