The security of water, food, energy and liveability of cities: challenges and opportunities for peri-urban futures
Series: Water science and technology library, v. 71. Published by : Springer (Dordrecht) Physical details: 489 pages ISBN:9789401788779. Year: 2014No physical items for this record
The population of cities around the world is growing at an alarming rate, and as a result the landscapes of most cities are going through enormous changes. In particular, fertile agricultural lands at the periphery of cities are being developed without consideration of holistic planning. As such, peri-urban areas, zones of transition from rural to urban land uses located between the outer limits of the urban and the rural environment are experiencing significant losses of agricultural land, increased runoff, and water quality degradation.
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