Based on the rapid development of sub-urbanization, decentralization of industries and urbanization of rural areas, a new independent region called urban fringe emerged between urban and rural areas.

Spatial-temporal Variation of Integrated Soil Fertility Quality Index in the Peri-urban Suzhou;

As an interface between the dynamic, interactive and transformative rural-urban spectrum, the peri-urban zone can be divided into several types based on its forming mechanisms.

Urbanization is causing and increasing enormous pressure on soil resource and soil environment in peri-urban area.

Aimed at the problem of build-up land sprawling out into agricultural land in urban fringe,a cultivated land suitability evaluation system was designed,which was composed of land capability evaluation system and land development pressure assessment system.

Urban and periurban agriculture (UPA) is the important part of modern agriculture.

At present, the wetland resources in China have been damaged and polluted widely and terribly, especially the wetland on the edge of the city which has been almost disappeared because of the influence of urbanization and industrialization.

The Residents of the metropolis are interesting in the natural milieu and human scenery of mountain on the fringe of metropolis.