Melissa Kennedy is a doctoral student and research assistant in the Community Planning and Development Program at La Trobe University, Australia. Her research interests focus on the creative economy in rural and peri-urban communities. Andrew Butt is a Senior Lecturer in the Community Planning and Development Program at La Trobe University, Australia. His research and teaching has a focus on planning practice and community change in peri-urban and multifunctional rural regions in Australia. Marco Amati is an Associate Professor at RMIT University's School of Global, Urban and Social Sciences, Australia. His interests include the urban forest and green spaces and the history of planning.

'Peri-urban Australia lies at the forefront of some of Australia's most pressing social, economic and environmental issues. Questions of economic development, transport, housing supply, sustainability and well-being find expression in debates on Australia's peri-urban areas. This book brings together researchers who provide fresh insights and challenging perspectives that will inform academics and policymakers alike.' Andrew Beer, The University of South Australia Business School, Australia

• 1: Peri-Urbanization; I: Placing the Peri-Urban in Australia; I 2: Amenity, Landscape and Forms of Peri-Urbanization around Melbourne, Australia; I 3: From Multi-Functional to Value-Fusion; I 4: Adaptability in Provision of Professional Services in Peri-Urban Spaces; I 5: The ‘Online' Peri-Urban; II: Planning in the Neglected Space; II 6: Environmental Objectives of Local Planning in Peri-Urban Landscapes; II 7: Integrating Regional Settlement with Rural Land Protection; II 8: It's All About Growth; II 9: Governance, Property Rights and Planning in Peri-Urban Areas; III: Land, Food and Contested Natures; III 10: Frankenstein's Chicken; III 11: Highlighting the Complexity of Interactions between Peri-Urban Environments and Weed Management Using Case Studies from Southern Victoria; III 12: Peri-Urban Environments; III 13: Beyond Governance of Food Systems; IV: Solutions to Discord; IV 14: Voices in the Messy Agriscape; IV 15: The Challenge of Being Heard

Melissa Kennedy is a doctoral student and research assistant in the Community Planning and Development Program at La Trobe University, Australia. Her research interests focus on the creative economy in rural and peri-urban communities. Andrew Butt is a Senior Lecturer in the Community Planning and Development Program at La Trobe University, Australia. His research and teaching has a focus on planning practice and community change in peri-urban and multifunctional rural regions in Australia. Marco Amati is an Associate Professor at RMIT University's School of Global, Urban and Social Sciences, Australia. His interests include the urban forest and green spaces and the history of planning.

'Peri-urban Australia lies at the forefront of some of Australia's most pressing social, economic and environmental issues. Questions of economic development, transport, housing supply, sustainability and well-being find expression in debates on Australia's peri-urban areas. This book brings together researchers who provide fresh insights and challenging perspectives that will inform academics and policymakers alike.' Andrew Beer, The University of South Australia Business School, Australia

• 1: Peri-Urbanization; I: Placing the Peri-Urban in Australia; I 2: Amenity, Landscape and Forms of Peri-Urbanization around Melbourne, Australia; I 3: From Multi-Functional to Value-Fusion; I 4: Adaptability in Provision of Professional Services in Peri-Urban Spaces; I 5: The ‘Online' Peri-Urban; II: Planning in the Neglected Space; II 6: Environmental Objectives of Local Planning in Peri-Urban Landscapes; II 7: Integrating Regional Settlement with Rural Land Protection; II 8: It's All About Growth; II 9: Governance, Property Rights and Planning in Peri-Urban Areas; III: Land, Food and Contested Natures; III 10: Frankenstein's Chicken; III 11: Highlighting the Complexity of Interactions between Peri-Urban Environments and Weed Management Using Case Studies from Southern Victoria; III 12: Peri-Urban Environments; III 13: Beyond Governance of Food Systems; IV: Solutions to Discord; IV 14: Voices in the Messy Agriscape; IV 15: The Challenge of Being Heard

Melissa Kennedy is a doctoral student and research assistant in the Community Planning and Development Program at La Trobe University, Australia. Her research interests focus on the creative economy in rural and peri-urban communities. Andrew Butt is a Senior Lecturer in the Community Planning and Development Program at La Trobe University, Australia. His research and teaching has a focus on planning practice and community change in peri-urban and multifunctional rural regions in Australia. Marco Amati is an Associate Professor at RMIT University's School of Global, Urban and Social Sciences, Australia. His interests include the urban forest and green spaces and the history of planning.

'Peri-urban Australia lies at the forefront of some of Australia's most pressing social, economic and environmental issues. Questions of economic development, transport, housing supply, sustainability and well-being find expression in debates on Australia's peri-urban areas. This book brings together researchers who provide fresh insights and challenging perspectives that will inform academics and policymakers alike.' Andrew Beer, The University of South Australia Business School, Australia

• 1: Peri-Urbanization; I: Placing the Peri-Urban in Australia; I 2: Amenity, Landscape and Forms of Peri-Urbanization around Melbourne, Australia; I 3: From Multi-Functional to Value-Fusion; I 4: Adaptability in Provision of Professional Services in Peri-Urban Spaces; I 5: The ‘Online' Peri-Urban; II: Planning in the Neglected Space; II 6: Environmental Objectives of Local Planning in Peri-Urban Landscapes; II 7: Integrating Regional Settlement with Rural Land Protection; II 8: It's All About Growth; II 9: Governance, Property Rights and Planning in Peri-Urban Areas; III: Land, Food and Contested Natures; III 10: Frankenstein's Chicken; III 11: Highlighting the Complexity of Interactions between Peri-Urban Environments and Weed Management Using Case Studies from Southern Victoria; III 12: Peri-Urban Environments; III 13: Beyond Governance of Food Systems; IV: Solutions to Discord; IV 14: Voices in the Messy Agriscape; IV 15: The Challenge of Being Heard