Peri-urban Region Research Group

A team of researchers and scholars at RMIT University are involved in research projects that focus on the peri-urban region of Melbourne.

Peri-urban areas form belts of non-urban land fringing metropolitan centres. They usually contain important natural resources, remnant biodiversity and significant landscapes. These areas are under increasing worldwide threat from development and overuse.

RMIT Peri-urban region research examines characteristics of peri-urban regions and impacts of settlement patterns and other drivers of change on land use, vegetation, agriculture and water.

The goal of this research is to assist planners and policy makers to make strategic, informed decisions about the future of these valuable regions.