Along the Outskirts

Along the Outskirts reflects on the growth of the city of Peterborough and the liminal landscapes that exist along its peripheries. Most cities share a complex and evolving dialectic between the rural and the urban. Through the project, we will explore this dialectic and suggest the alternative notions and experiences of our cities, whose identities are usually formed from fixed centre based perspectives. The project aims to highlight the complexity and evolution of our modern landscape by documenting and tracing the outskirts and edges of the city of Peterborough. It can be argued that there is an increased urgency in the current climate, to explore, document and highlight these ‘uncharted’ areas as they are continually re-constructed through the effects of urban sprawl, environmental change, government policies and increased geographic mobility. www.alongtheoutskirts.co.uk