Urban spread is accompanied by an evolution of land use : around cities, urban and agricultural uses are opposed to each other, or sometimes intertwined. These renewed links between city and country dwellers induce a change in local policies. Legislation reforms encourage urban communities to...

In the areas around cities, growing conflict over land use as well as the emergence of local authority development policies are inducing farmers and their representatives to accept urban development as a major part of their future relationships with the land. Local communities aim to conceive...