Preipheral Urban Spaces Development

Preipheral Urban Spaces Development

Scientometric analysis of the consequences of land use change on sustainable development in peri-urban areas

Document Type : Articles extracted from Thesis

Authors
Naser Shafieisabet 1
faezeh ebrahimi pour 2
1 Department of Geography and Spatial Planning- Faculty of Earth Sciences- Shahid - Beheshti University
2 PhD student, Department of Geography and Spatial Planning - Faculty of Earth Sciences - Shahid Beheshti University
10.22034/jpusd.2025.499923.1332
Abstract
Introduction
Land use change significantly affects global climate change, resource management, and sustainability. In recent decades, human activities related to rapid population growth and socio-economic development have led to land use degradation worldwide. In this regard, the optimal use of land to achieve the goals of increasing economic benefits and the value of ecosystem services is of great importance for sustainability. The main objective of this research is to conduct a scientometric analysis of articles related to the impacts of land use change on the sustainable development of peri-urban areas. This analysis allows us to identify the trend of article production, the role of key players in this field, popular topics, and future research directions. With this information, we can gain a better understanding of the current state of research in this area and predict future research directions. The results of this research can help policymakers and urban planners to make better and evidence-based decisions for the sustainable management of peri-urban areas.
 
Methodology
In this research, utilizing a literature review approach and the knowledge network analysis methodology, the related articles on the consequences of land use change on the sustainable development of peri-urban areas have been systematically investigated. The research method of this study is based on a three-level protocol of data set arrangement, monitoring, and analysis.
The literature review of the subject area was retrieved using the search phrase "topic" and through successive searches with the help of the authors, the search formula was developed within the framework of UR = (Urban Expansion); LU = (Peri-Urban Land Use Change); and SD = (Sustainable Development). The search criteria were limited to the time period between the years 1997 and 2024 at the global level, and in Iran from 2014-2024, the research time was selected and collected. After initial screening based on titles and abstracts, 509 international articles and 14 Iranian articles were selected. These articles were analyzed using VOSviewer software and the "strength of association" method, for co-authorship and co-occurrence analysis of keywords.
 
Results and discussion
The research findings indicate that Mariama's writings on the consequences of land use change for the sustainable development of peri-urban areas, within the framework of 3 fundamental keywords, showed the 10 most cited scientific publications in this field. This suggests that these individuals and scientific publications have greatly contributed to a deeper understanding of this phenomenon and its consequences.
In Iran, the writings of researchers such as Azizi show the The most numerous scientific publications in the field of the consequences of land use change for the sustainable development of peri-urban areas. Among the countries active in publishing research in this subject area, China, with (311) documents; followed by the United States with (63) documents; India with (48) documents; the United Kingdom with (26) documents; Japan with (23) documents; and Germany with (21) documents had the highest number of publications of scientific documents in this field. In Iran, the distribution of active countries based on the number of published scientific documents shows that in the subject area with 13 publications, followed by Australia and the United States with 2 studies, had the highest number of publications of scientific documents.
The results of this research, by reviewing the background, show that the present topic is new compared to previous domestic and foreign studies, and other studies have examined each of the dimensions separately. Among these studies, which were conducted using scientometric methods in 2020; is the research of Zi et al. (2020) on the topic of Land Management and Use: A Scientometric Review. Based on this necessity, it is worth mentioning that the present subject area is a valuable and necessary reference for future research on the consequences of land use change for the sustainable development of peri-urban areas, which has become a very valuable topic.
 
Conclusion
The results indicate that the consequences of land use change on the sustainable development of peri-urban areas were weakly investigated until 2013. Since 2014, due to this thematic area in a large number of countries around the world, including Iran, due to the detrimental effects it has had on the environmental dimension, it has led to numerous concerns that have attracted the attention of researchers in various fields of environmental science, geography, and social sciences. In Iran, since 2014, research related to the present research topic has been examined. Currently, many researchers use scientometric analysis in various fields such as agriculture, ecology, and geography.
 
Funding
According to the responsible author, this article has no financial support
 
Authors’ Contribution
Authors contributed equally to the conceptualization and writing of the article. All of the authors approved thecontent of the manuscript and agreed on all aspects of the work declaration of competing interest none.
 
Conflict of Interest
Authors declared no conflict of interest.
 
Acknowledgments
 We are grateful to all the scientific consultants of this paper.
Keywords
Land use change
sustainable development
peri-urban areas
scientometric analysis

Subjects

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Preipheral Urban Spaces Development
Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 16
Summer
Summer 2025
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