Management of peri-urban agricultural and natural areas in the Départment du Nord

Abstract

The Département du Nord is heavily urbanised but there is also considerable agriculture on the outskirts of the urban area. The peri-urban environment poses many problems for farming but it is also an advantage for the development of these areas. Based on the example of the area round Lille, major guidelines can be drawn up for balanced management of these agricultural and natural peri-urban areas to the benefit of the two strongly interdependent environments.