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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"rural-urban fringe"”.
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Human geographies of the rural-urban fringe: Social dynamics of land development in the Nairobi rural-urban fringe, Kenya
The process of urbanization is one of the most important dimensions of economic, social and physical change. It is almost a truism that the planet’s future is an urban one and that the largest and fastest growing cities are primarily in developing countries. As in other parts of the developing …
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Zoned out: Conflict and perceived threat in a rural-urban fringe area
… reasons for support and opposition to zoning in rural-urban fringe county. Findings illustrate how perceived threat is associated with what individuals in the community recognize the goals and consequences of zoning policy to be. Implications of the findings and future research are also discussed.
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Supply response and the land conversion process in the rural-urban fringe
… it related to the land conversion process in the rural-urban fringe. Emphasis was placed on the derivation of the farmer's dynamic supply-response curve of agricultural land for urban uses since the nature of this curve has important implications for land-use policy alternatives in fringe areas. …
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Changing Land Use in the Rural-Urban Fringe: A Case Study of Southwest Grand Forks
… had declined to 26.7 percent of the total, with urban land uses such as single family residential, strip development and shopping center making significant increases. As the area became urbanized, problems devel oped. In 1979 the English Coulee unexpectedly flooded, damaging homes and the acute …
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Assessing growth preferences on the rural-urban fringe using a discrete choice model and spatial analysis methods
Landscapes on the rural-urban fringe are experiencing change and diversification, yet the preferences of local residents for how these landscapes should develop is largely overlooked. My thesis contributes to a growing body of research that explores residents’ preferences for landscape change …
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An Assessment of the Discommodity Effects of Swine Production on Rural Property Values: A Spatial Analysis
… in property value arising from the rural-urban fringe need to be accounted for as land use becomes increasingly heterogeneous and the traditional boundaries between urban and rural are blurred.
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The Value of Inclusion of the Peri-Urban Interface on Quality of Life for the Urban Population
This paper examines peri-urban space existing separate from the urban fabric and often in between urban and rural landscapes. This is a largely neglected area and often considered by each side as belonging to the other. Contemporary studies identify two sides associated with the rural-urban fringe: …