Informal settlements have played a significant role in providing the urban poor with access to shelter and close proximity economic opportunities large centres. However, most of climate-vulnerable communities live informal settlements. The impacts climate change been particularly devastating, further exacerbate existing inequalities lower socio-economic conditions. This commentary, submitted Sp...

The study of peri-urbanization attracted attention in the final quarter 20th century, due to pace it acquired worldwide and implication that urbanization overall settlement patterns have on social sustainability development. Theoretical conceptual achievements are remarkable. Multi-country collaboration has produced a growing body research peri-urban settlements. There is lack, however, review ...