Abstract Urbanisation patterns in Europe since the 1950s have resulted in a swath of low-density discontinuous development, commonly called peri-urban areas. These areas are characterised by a mixed rural-urban character, are highly dynamic in nature, and are expected to continue growing rapidly in the next few decades. This paper presents a systematic review of the literature on changes in peri-urban areas in Europe. We analysed 142 cases from 121 studies that are spread across Europe, representing a wide range of peri-urban processes. Land cover changes were the most reported changes, followed by socioeconomic changes, land use changes, planning process changes, land management changes, and environmental changes. Over half of the cases reported co-occurring land-cover and socioeconomic processes of change. In addition, we analysed sequential and causal relations between these processes. In this analysis we found that peri-urbanization cannot be conceptualized as driver – land change – impact, because often relations between processes pointed in different directions. Therefore, we characterize peri-urbanization as a multifaceted process that can manifest itself differently in different case study areas. In addition, we found that planning precedes land change processes about as often as it follows these processes, illustrating the specific challenge for planners and policy makers in managing peri-urban areas.

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欧洲周边城市化：对多方面过程的系统评价

摘要 欧洲自 1950 年代以来的城市化模式导致了一系列低密度不连续发展，通常称为城郊地区。这些地区具有城乡混合特征，本质上具有高度活力，预计在未来几十年内将继续快速增长。本文对有关欧洲城市周边地区变化的文献进行了系统回顾。我们分析了遍布欧洲的 121 项研究中的 142 例，代表了广泛的城郊进程。土地覆盖变化是报告最多的变化，其次是社会经济变化、土地利用变化、规划过程变化、土地管理变化和环境变化。超过一半的案例报告同时发生了土地覆盖和社会经济变化过程。此外，我们分析了这些过程之间的顺序和因果关系。在这项分析中，我们发现周边城市化不能被概念化为驱动因素——土地变化——影响，因为过程之间的关系通常指向不同的方向。因此，我们将周边城市化描述为一个多方面的过程，它可以在不同的案例研究领域以不同的方式表现出来。此外，我们发现规划先于土地变化过程的频率与遵循这些过程的频率相同，这说明了规划者和政策制定者在管理城郊地区方面面临的具体挑战。我们将周边城市化描述为一个多方面的过程，可以在不同的案例研究领域以不同的方式表现出来。此外，我们发现规划先于土地变化过程的频率与遵循这些过程的频率相同，这说明了规划者和政策制定者在管理城郊地区方面面临的具体挑战。我们将周边城市化描述为一个多方面的过程，可以在不同的案例研究领域以不同的方式表现出来。此外，我们发现规划先于土地变化过程的频率与遵循这些过程的频率相同，这说明了规划者和政策制定者在管理城郊地区方面面临的具体挑战。