Transformation pathways towards sustainable urban development by the inclusion of peri-urban farmland in green infrastructure strategies

Abstract: Urbanization and agricultural land use are two of the main drivers of global changes with effects on ecosystem functions and human wellbeing. Green infrastructure is a new and promising approach in spatial planning contributing to sustainable urban development, but rarely considers spatial and functional potentials of utilizable agricultural land as an integral part. This doctoral thesis addresses this gap and investigates how peri-urban farmland can promote green infrastructure and sustainable urban development. The results contribute to the conceptual understanding of urban green infrastructures as a strategic spatial planning approach that incorporates inner-urban utilizable agricultural land and the agriculturally dominated landscape at the outer urban fringe. Four strategies are introduced for spatial planning with the contribution to a strategically planned multifunctional network. Finally, this thesis sheds light on the opportunities that arise from the integration of peri-u.... https://landscape-online.org/index.php/lo/article/view/207

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Transformation pathways towards sustainable urban development by the inclusion of peri-urban farmland in green infrastructure strategies ; volume:96 ; day:31 ; month:12 ; year:2021 ; Landscape online ; 96 (31.12.2021)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Rolf, Werner

Further information

• DOI: 10.3097/LO.202196
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022060303043299774403
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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