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Database research record1980·Global

Rurbanisation et analyse des espaces ruraux péri-urbains

Martine Berger, Jean-Pierre Frust, Françoise Plet, Marie‐Claire Robic

L’Espace géographique

Urban Farm DB summary

The concept of rurbanisation is ambiguous, referring either to population overspill into peripheral rural space or to processes affecting peri-urban rural space that lead to a slackening of urban functions. Studies on peri-urban space focus on land assignment changes, social change, land issues, and the specificity/future of peri-urban agriculture. Peri-urbanisation occurs within interacting systems, including socio-economic, state-specific, and urban region systems.