The phrase "urban fringe" refers to the outer edges of a city or town where the urban area begins to transition into more rural or undeveloped land. It's the boundary where the city or town meets the surrounding countryside. Full definition
All of which has placed incredible development pressures on rural - urban fringe communities. (totalpolitics.com)
City schools also were twice as likely to report serious violent crime compared with rural and schools in towns; however, there was not much difference in the amount of serious crimes in schools located in urban fringe areas, according to the NCES Annual Report on School Safety — 1998. (educationworld.com)
It examines the Central Business District, Industrial zones and change and the Rural Urban Fringe. (thinkib.net)