ABSTRACT
The landscape in-between urban and rural is called the peri-urban landscape. They are zones of transition from rural to urban land uses and located between the outer limits of urban development and the rural environment. It is where urban and rural issues meet, and peri-urban is a relatively new designation trying to define the complexity of natural, agricultural, and urban ecosystems impacted by the demands of both urban and rural areas. The boundaries are porous and transitory as urban expansion extends into agricultural landscapes. The periurban zone has existed ever since communities and cities were first established to accommodate the collective needs of people and the dynamics of urban living. These communities were located and developed into cities because they had secure water and energy supplies and fertile lands for food production. As they grew they generally sprawled into available adjacent lands without thinking about the consequences, and in recent times this process has accelerated around the world as rural people have immigrated to urban areas.
