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  2. Peri-urbanisation - Wikipedia

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    The expression originates from the French word périurbanisation ("peri-urban" meaning "around urban"), which is used by the INSEE [1] (the French statistics agency) to describe spaces—between the city and the countryside—that are shaped by the fragmented urbanisation of former rural areas in the urban fringe, both in a qualitative (e.g. diffusion of urban lifestyle) and in a quantitative ...

  3. Peri-urban agriculture - Wikipedia

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    Peri-urban regions can be defined as 'superficial' rural areas that are within the orbit of immediate urban hubs, in other words, areas that surround large population centers. [2] These regions can also be referred to as 'exurban areas', 'the rural-urban fringe' or the 'fringe', they include the transition zones between the outer limits of the ...

  4. Rural area - Wikipedia

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    Most rural areas in Pakistan tend to be near cities and are peri-urban areas. This is due to the definition of a rural area in Pakistan being an area that does not come within an urban boundary. [14] Rural areas in Pakistan that are near cities are considered as suburban areas or suburbs.

  5. Urban growth boundary - Wikipedia

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    In a rural context, the terms town boundary, village curtilage or village envelope may be used to apply the same constraining principles. Some jurisdictions refer to the area within an urban growth boundary as an urban growth area (UGA) or urban service area, etc. While the names are different, the concept is the same.

  6. Land-use conflict - Wikipedia

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    Urban planning; Urban planning is the planning of land uses. This helps to separate lands uses that do not complement each other. For example, a green belt may be used to separate residential areas from factories. Redevelopment; Redeveloping old urban areas by planning the land uses carefully so that land is used in a better way than before.

  7. Rural–urban fringe - Wikipedia

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  8. Edgelands - Wikipedia

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    Edgelands is a term for the transitional, liminal zone of space created between rural and urban areas as formed by urbanisation. [1] These spaces often contain nature alongside cities, towns, roads and other unsightly but necessary buildings, such as power substations or depots, at the edge of cities.

  9. Urban–rural political divide - Wikipedia

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    Urbanrural conflict in the American South has a complicated and diverse history, with numerous factors contributing to tensions between the two populations. [27] One of the main causes of this tension is the economic divide that has arisen between urban and rural areas.