Abstract | Peri-Urban China is a study of the characteristics of land-use change in the peri-urban areas of China, and its underlying social and economic driving forces. It adopts a case study approach focused on the three most developed regions of China (Pearl River Delta, Yangtze River Delta, and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region) and its ultimate aim is to unveil how to achieve policies for sustainable land development in China. The theoretical framework employed is based on the new institutional economics, widely used in planning theory to link the functioning of institutions with the concepts of property rights and transaction costs. Each case study relies on a variety of methods of investigation, such as GIS mapping, indices of landscape ecology, and urban planning tools, thus providing suitable comparative understanding of different peri-urban dynamics across the country. |
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