Unlocking peri-urban planning potential through a landscape lens

Scott, Alister; Kirby, Matthew; Hardman, Michael

Abstract

This chapter assesses the potential of peri-urban spaces as multifunctional landscapes of opportunity and innovation. Two English case study narratives are unpacked using a multidimensional landscape conceptualisation to inform and improve peri-urban planning, exposing benefits and challenges (Figure 8.1). Both case studies are within green belts; a rare example of an explicit peri-urban policy, which seeks to prevent urban sprawl through development restrictions (Han and Go, 2019). We assess mechanisms that can extend green belt objectives to enable more positive environmental outcomes associated with green infrastructure and other societal opportunities (Kirby et al., 2023a; Kirby & Scott, 2023).

• Publication Date: May 13, 2025
• Deposit Date: May 20, 2025
• Publicly Available Date: May 29, 2025
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 103-116
• Series Title: A Research Agenda for Landscape Studies of Planning
• Book Title: A Research Agenda for Landscape Studies of Planning
• Chapter Number: 8
• ISBN: 9781803929705; 9781803929699
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803929705.00013