AUTHOR=Dekolo Samuel , Ekum Matthew I. , James Omobolanle K. , Aigbavboa Clinton , Gumbo Trynos TITLE=Safeguarding rural-urban linkages: modeling drivers of peri-urban sprawl and impacts on ecosystem services JOURNAL=Frontiers in Sustainable Cities VOLUME=7 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-cities/articles/10.3389/frsc.2025.1535619 DOI=10.3389/frsc.2025.1535619 ISSN=2624-9634