Agricultural Areas Under Metropolitan Threats: Lessons for PerthPerth from BarcelonaBarcelona

摘要: A common reason for rural demographic change is peri-urban or peri-metropolitan in-migration. This pattern inevitably causes the loss of farmland on edge city. Agricultural land reduction in this spatial context has received attention from a large body international literature. The focus chapter strategic value, productive terms, that fringe represents as foodbowl metropolis. central aim work to review recent arguments being claimed necessity manage agricultural areas located near metropolitan areas, applying some ideas developed European setting an Australian case study. Innovative schemes are presented, considering possibilities contexts and planning management tools ensure their longevity. agricultural-based study area Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) analysed. case, Baix Llobregat Agrarian Park (BLAP ), internationally recognised example space dedicated preservation conservation land. lessons BLAP could be applied elsewhere we consider highly locality fringes Perth , Western Australia’s capital