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urban fringe  

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  • The urban fringe is an area bordering a metropolitan location within the rural–urban land continuum. This area has a mixture of urban, suburban, and rural land uses and socioeconomic characteristics. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Geography; Urban Fringe]

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