Peri-urban futures: Scenarios and models for land use change in Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Peri-urban futures: Scenarios and models for land use change in Europe write by Kjell Nilsson. This book was released on 2013-02-05. Peri-urban futures: Scenarios and models for land use change in Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Presently, peri-urbanisation is one of the most pervasive processes of land use change in Europe with strong impacts on both the environment and quality of life. It is a matter of great urgency to determine strategies and tools in support of sustainable development. The book synthesizes the results of PLUREL, a large European Commission funded research project (2007-2010). Tools and strategies of PLUREL address main challenges of managing land use in peri-urban areas. These results are presented and illustrated by means of 7 case studies which are at the core of the book. This volume presents a novel, future oriented approach to the planning and management of peri-urban areas with a main focus on scenarios and sustainability impact analysis. The research is unique in that it focuses on the future by linking quantitative scenario modeling and sustainability impact analysis with qualitative and in-depth analysis of regional strategies, as well as including a study at European level with case study work also involving a Chinese case study.
Conflict and Change in Australia's Peri-urban Landscapes
Conflict and Change in Australia's Peri-urban Landscapes - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Conflict and Change in Australia's Peri-urban Landscapes write by Melissa Kennedy. This book was released on 2016. Conflict and Change in Australia's Peri-urban Landscapes available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 15 The Challenge of Being Heard: Understanding Wadawurrung Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity -- Index
Urban Landscape Ecology
Urban Landscape Ecology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Urban Landscape Ecology write by Robert A. Francis. This book was released on 2016-04-14. Urban Landscape Ecology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The growth of cities poses ever-increasing challenges for the natural environment on which they impact and depend, not only within their boundaries but also in surrounding peri-urban areas. Landscape ecology – the study of interactions across space and time between the structure and function of physical, biological and cultural components of landscapes – has a pivotal role to play in identifying sustainable solutions. This book brings together examples of research at the cutting edge of urban landscape ecology across multiple contexts that investigate the state, maintenance and restoration of healthy and functional natural environments across urban and peri-urban landscapes. An explicit focus is on urban landscapes in contrast to other books which have considered urban ecosystems and ecology without specific focus on spatial connections. It integrates research and perspectives from across academia, public and private practitioners of urban conservation, planning and design. It provides a much needed summary of current thinking on how urban landscapes can provide the foundation of sustained economic growth, prospering communities and personal well-being.
Peri-Urban China
Peri-Urban China - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Peri-Urban China write by Li Tian. This book was released on 2019-04-02. Peri-Urban China available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The urban-rural relationship in China is key to a sustainable global future. This book is particularly interested in peri-urbanization in China, the process by which fringe areas of cities develop. Recent institutional change has helped clarify property rights over collective land, facilitating peri-urban area development. Chapters in this book explore how rural industrialization has changed the landscape and rules about land use in peri-urban areas. It looks at the role of rural industrialization and provides a detailed exploration of peri-urbanization theory, policy, and its evolution in China. Leading discussions find out how fragmented bottom-up industrialization, urbanization, and lax governance have led to a series of social and environmental problems. The progress in redevelopment of peri-urban areas was initially slow due to the spatial lock-in effect. This book offers practical solutions to environmental issues and explains how policymakers have the potential to redevelop a future collaborative, inclusive, and sustainable approach to peri-urban areas. This in-depth approach to urbanization will be useful to academics in urban planning and governmental organizations. It will also be advantageous to NGOs and professionals involved in urban planning, public administration, as well as land-use work in China and other developing countries.
The Future of the Fringe
The Future of the Fringe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Future of the Fringe write by Michael Buxton. This book was released on 2018-11-01. The Future of the Fringe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Peri-urban landscapes are some of the world’s most vulnerable areas. Although they are often thought of simply as land awaiting development, these landscapes retain important natural resources and make valuable contributions to agriculture, water use, biodiversity conservation, landscape preservation and human well-being. Billions of people use them and enjoy their natural values. Their continuing loss threatens to alter our relationships with nature and have a negative impact on the environment. The Future of the Fringe first explores the history of peri-urban areas, international peri-urban policy and practice, and related concepts. It analyses internationally relevant issues such as green belts and urban growth boundaries, regional policy, land supply and price, and the concepts of liveability, attractiveness, well-being and rural amenity. It then examines a range of Australian peri-urban issues, as an extended case study. The book argues for a precautionary approach so that we retain the greatest number of options to adapt during rapid and unprecedented change.
