Beyond growth management: A review of the wider functions and effects of urban growth management policies

Urban growth management policies (UGMPs), which include green belts and urban boundaries seek to prevent sprawl in neighbouring peri-urban rural landscapes. However, the wider social, environmental, economic impacts these have on landscapes they govern is unclear contested. This paper undertakes a structured review of academic literature Scopus investigating UGMPs functions, effects beyond sprawl. A systematic key word search two-stage sieving process global identified 115 relevant publications across disciplines. found diverse range social environmental functions zones, including as ecological corridors, sinks for climate regulation recreational Mixed methods interdisciplinary studies are lacking, but multiple ecosystem services provided by UGMP zones were limited examples. cultural rarely assessed alongside regulating provisioning not been explicitly studied US English zones. Conversely, shown complex land housing markets, well creating contentious spaces. Currently, findings largely location based, making it hard distinguish between site-specific cross-cutting presenting potential challenge policy makers. To better understand value society unlock their multifunctional opportunity spaces addressing climate, biodiversity health challenges, more holistic research needed into