Why is determining peri-urban area boundaries critical for sustainable urban development?

In the age of climate change, for many cities around the globe seeking sustainable urban development is a key necessity. Nonetheless, many fail to develop effective policies when it comes to peri-urban growth, where these areas experience rapid land use transition, and become urbanized in a short pe...

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Published in:Journal of environmental planning and management 2023-01, Vol.66 (1), p.67-96
Main Authors: Mortoja, Md. Golam, Yigitcanlar, Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boundaries
Brisbane
Case studies
Climate change
Land use
land use and land cover
Metropolitan areas
Peri-urban areas
peri-urban demarcation
Policies
Regional planning
Regions
Remote sensing
Sustainability
Sustainable development
sustainable development goals
sustainable urban development
Urban areas
Urban development
urban footprint
Urban growth
Urban sprawl
Urbanization
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Summary:In the age of climate change, for many cities around the globe seeking sustainable urban development is a key necessity. Nonetheless, many fail to develop effective policies when it comes to peri-urban growth, where these areas experience rapid land use transition, and become urbanized in a short period of time. Such transition poses a risk to sustainable urban development. This study provides evidence on the consequences of not clearly determining peri-urban area boundaries by placing a metropolitan region under the microscope. The study uses a remote sensing approach to determine peri-urban growth in the Brisbane Metropolitan Region, Australia. The changes that took place for a period of 30 years (1989-2019) are undertaken to map the level of peri-urbanization of the case study region, and the peri-urban area boundary is compared with the regional plan's growth boundaries. The study findings inform that: (a) There exists a significant contrast between the actual peri-urban area boundary and the boundary estimate upon which the regional plan bases its policies; (b) The lack of a clearly demarcated peri-urban area boundary caused the transition of significant size greenfield sites to urban uses, and; (c) Not clearly determining peri-urban area boundaries jeopardized achieving the region's sustainable development goals.
ISSN:0964-0568
1360-0559
DOI:10.1080/09640568.2021.1978405