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The Future of the Fringe

The Crisis in Peri-Urban Planning
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The Future of the Fringe examines the critical role of peri-urban landscapes, which, despite often being viewed as mere land awaiting development, provide essential resources such as agriculture, water, biodiversity, and contribute significantly to human well-being. The book explores their history, key international policies like green belts and urban growth boundaries, and concepts of liveability and rural amenity. Using Australian peri-urban areas as a detailed case study, the authors advocate a precautionary approach to retain adaptive options amid rapid environmental change.
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This book is suited for environmental planners, urban ecologists, policy makers, and academics interested in peri-urban landscapes and sustainable development, particularly within the Australian context.

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Explores the history, policy and practice surrounding peri-urban areas, as well as their value.

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Peri-urban landscapes are some of the world’s most vulnerable areas. Although they are often thought of simply as land awaiting development, these landscapes retain important natural resources and make valuable contributions to agriculture, water use, biodiversity conservation, landscape preservation, and human well-being. Billions of people use them and enjoy their natural values. Their continuing loss threatens to alter our relationships with nature and have a negative impact on the environment.

The Future of the Fringe first explores the history of peri-urban areas, international peri-urban policy and practice, and related concepts. It analyses internationally relevant issues such as green belts and urban growth boundaries, regional policy, land supply and price, and the concepts of liveability, attractiveness, well-being, and rural amenity. It then examines a range of Australian peri-urban issues, as an extended case study. The book argues for a precautionary approach so that we retain the greatest number of options to adapt during rapid and unprecedented change.

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Ian Abbott notes the book's value for urban ecologists in understanding peri-urban policy and risks, highlighting its comprehensive review of international and Australian literature on green belts. Anna McKinlay recommends it as a valuable resource for a cross-disciplinary audience focused on land-use transition, especially in metropolitan fringe areas.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781486308958

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: CSIRO Publishing

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 245.0mm

Weight: 450g

Pages: 184

About the Author

Michael Buxton is an Emeritus Professor at RMIT University and is former head of RMIT Planning and Environment. He has published more than 80 refereed papers, books, book chapters and monographs, including Planning Melbourne (CSIRO Publishing, 2016). He has led 20 major research projects, mainly on peri-urban issues and urban form. He formerly held senior positions in local, regional and state governments. Andrew Butt is an Associate Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning at RMIT University. His experience in planning practice, research and teaching has focussed on rural and peri-urban issues, including a PhD on approaches to planning for farmland protection in peri-urban Australia, as well as articles and book chapters exploring socio-economic transitions and planning systems in rural and peri-urban regions.

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