Peri-urban areas are transition zones between urban and rural land where urban and rural uses intermix and often conflict. Rapid urban growth is pushing into surrounding rural areas, leading to development on city fringes known as peri-urban areas. This poses serious land use problems such as loss of agricultural land and unauthorized urban sprawl. Proper planning is needed to address the complex issues around balancing rural and urban land use and lifestyles at the urban-rural fringe.