ORGANIZATION OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL LAND USE BASED ON LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS

The aim of the work was the landscape analysis of agricultural geographical landscapes in the Altai Territory and elaboration of measures aimed at the rational use of agricultural lands. Environmental and landscape (landscape) approach became the main method of scientific research used in the analysis of modern agricultural landscapes. The cartographic method, using GIS-technologies, made it possible to digitize the obtained materials. Synthesized maps of agro-ecological, natural and other zoning of territories are based on topographic, soil, geobotanical and other thematic maps made during land surveying during the field survey. Retrospective analysis, induction and deduction methods,analysis and synthesis, as well as the abstract-logic method were also used in the work. Our main result was the analysis of land use territory for agricultural enterprise in municipal district of Altai Krai. Exploration of lands indicates a pronounced plant-growing specialization of JSC “Pobeda” with a developed animal breeding direction. Limiting factors affecting the rational use of land are natural and climatic conditions, terrain,unsystematic anthropogenic activity and, as a result, the development of erosion processes. The degree of eroded and deflated arable land is more than 50%, hay and pasture lands are also very unstable. Landscapes have been typified, based on which eleven types of land have been identified and their geomorphological description has been carried out. The first five types of land can be used for agricultural production with limitations compensated by crop technology and erosion control measures, the sixth and seventh types require grassing and, in some cases,conservation, the eighth and ninth types can be partially used for pasture and area valorization; the remaining two are not suitable for agricultural use but should be potentially used for planting and forest management. As a result of the presented transformation of agricultural lands, the structure of cultivated areas has changed. The area of arable land decreased by 877 ha, and of pastures by 365 ha,while the area under hayfields, fallow lands, and forest lands increased by 295, 191, and 875 ha respectively. Low-productive lands were withdrawn from agriculture. We suggested that the sustainability of agricultural land use was mainly caused by the reduction of anthropogenic load and increase in ecological equilibrium of the territory.

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On the issue of formation of the institutional environment of environmentally safe agricultural land use

10.31548/zemleustriy2021.03.08 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 8-8

Author(s):

I. Kupriyanchyk ◽

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Institutional Environment ◽

Arable Land ◽

Agricultural Landscapes ◽

Agricultural Land Use ◽

Economic Interests ◽

Land Use Optimization ◽

Institutional Model ◽

Environmental Interests

The article is devoted to the formation of the institutional environment of ecologically safe agricultural land use through the model of harmonization of ecological and economic interests of the subjects of agricultural land use. The structure of agricultural land use is based on criteria, the content of which represents both economic and environmental interests of society. For example, the landowner (land user) is interested in converting his land into the most economically attractive - arable land, which reflects his private economic interests, and on the other - society is interested in maintaining the optimal state of agricultural landscapes, which in turn provides the optimal ratio of destabilizing, stabilizing and stabilizing reflecting the public environmental interests [7]. Usually such differentiation of interests of subjects of agrarian land use causes situations of impossibility to agree them voluntarily. Therefore, there is an urgent problem in effective regulatory policy in the field of land use, in particular through the formation of the institutional environment of environmentally friendly agricultural land use through the model of harmonization of environmental and economic interests of agricultural land users. In the article, it is clarified that the institutional model of harmonization of ecological and economic interests of subjects of agrarian land use provides for the introduction of tools to eliminate the conflict of ecological and economic interests, which includes a number of tools, levers and techniques, in particular: -adaptation paradigm; formation of ecological consciousness of land users, ecological morality and ethics; development of the organizational and economic mechanism of formation of ecologically safe agrarian land tenures and land uses optimum through a combination of market and state levers of influence; regulatory and legal support of ecological safety of agricultural land use; optimization of the organizational structure of land use management. Keywords. Institutional environment, institutions, ecologically safe agricultural land use, land relations, economic development, ecology.

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The development and implementation of programs for the use and protection of agricultural lands in the regional projects for the development of agriculture and agricultural clusters, and state regulation of agricultural lands fertility

10.33920/sel-04-2105-01 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 325-330

Author(s):

V.V. Alakoz

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Management ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Arable Land ◽

State Regulation ◽

Agricultural Land Use ◽

Federal Law ◽

Agricultural Lands ◽

Environmentally Safe ◽

Negative Impacts

Land legislation - the Land Code of the Russian Federation, the Federal Law " Land Management", the Federal Law "Turnover of Agricultural Lands", the Federal Law "State Regulation of Agricultural Lands Fertility" proclaimed the obligation of state authorities, local governments, legal entities and individuals realize their activities with preservation of land as the most important component of the environment and a natural resource, and carry out measures for the reproduction of the fertility of agricultural lands. There are proclamations, but no effective economic, administrative mechanisms and institutions of enforcement to save productive land and soil fertility. Regulations for the environmentally safe use of separately cultivated plots of arable land, contours of hayfields and pastures with spatial identification of the boundaries of their action on the map for land management have not been established – we can see negative impacts of excessive cultivation of arable land. The proposed measures to ensure the fertility of agricultural lands are aimed not at land use with soil-saving agricultural technologies in the process of agricultural activities when growing crops (in accordance with the established regulations), but at restoration of soil fertility after depletion of agricultural land use through reclamation and other measures for agrochemical services. This article proposes to restore the compulsory land management activities in case of identification of lands with water and wind erosion and other negative impacts with the development of regulations for environmentally safe agricultural land use for each field or part of it, the contour of hayfields and pastures exposed to negative impacts of anthropogenic or natural load. It is easier to prevent than to cure.

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Mapping dynamics of agricultural land use in the dry steppe zone of the Northern Кazakhstan

Proceedings of the International conference “InterCarto/InterGIS” ◽

10.35595/2414-9179-2021-4-27-5-18 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 5-18

Author(s):

Tatiana Vorobyova ◽

Yelaman Smagulov

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Arable Land ◽

Steppe Zone ◽

Agricultural Landscapes ◽

Agricultural Land Use ◽

Past Century ◽

The Past ◽

Northern Kazakhstan ◽

Dry Steppe

The agricultural use of land resources in the dry steppe regions of Northern Kazakhstan has undergone significant changes over the past century and continues to change at the present time. The middle position in the region is occupied by the Akmola region, one of the leading agricultural regions, where 9.3 % of the country’s gross agricultural output is produced. The main branches of agriculture in the region are grain farming and dairy and beef cattle breeding. The study of the change in the ratio of the areas of arable and pasture lands, the changes that have occurred in the state of agricultural landscapes as a result of long-term use is important for the further development of the agricultural industry in the region. Using the example of the Astrakhan district of the Akmola region, typical for the dry steppe zone, an analysis of changes in the structure of agricultural land from 1953 to 2020 was carried out. with the help of a series of digital maps compiled from detailed maps of scientific reference atlases of Northern Kazakhstan in 1964, 1970, remote sensing data of different times, archival materials and data of modern statistics. The resulting maps visualize significant changes in cropland areas within the study area over the past 70 years. Seven main periods were identified, during which the most significant changes in the structure of land use occurred as a result of political, economic and natural factors. During the years of development of virgin and fallow lands, the highest rates of increase in arable land were observed, which continued on a smaller scale until 1990. The period from 1991-1999 characterized by a large-scale reduction of arable land and abandonment of pastures. This was followed by two periods of gradual restoration of the use of arable and rangelands. Compiled comprehensive map of the dynamics of agricultural land use from 1988 to 2020 made it possible to identify spatial and temporal patterns in changes in the structure of agricultural land use, to determine to which specific natural types of lands the abandoned lands belonged and to which restored ones. Spatial analysis showed that over the past 30, more than half of the area’s area has not changed the type of land use. The results obtained are used to select the optimal ratio of arable and pasture lands in the structure of agricultural land use, as well as to develop a strategy for the rational use of agricultural land in the zone of risky farming.

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On the Issue of Research of Information Support of Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes Formation

Man and Environment. Issues of Neoecology ◽

10.26565/1992-4224-2020-34-18 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Agricultural Land ◽

Ecological Impact ◽

Arable Land ◽

Agricultural Landscapes ◽

Information Support ◽

Erosion Processes ◽

Shelter Belts ◽

Forest Belts ◽

Methodological Approaches ◽

The Creation

Purpose. To characterize the methodological approaches that we develop in the formation of a system of information support for the creation and maintenance of the functioning of modern sustainable agricultural landscapes and to show the results of their implementation on the example of the territory of some agricultural enterprises of the Kharkiv region. Methods. Cartographic, geoinformation analysis, calculation, statistical and mathematical. Results. Some results of the work of the collective on the issues of information support for the creation and maintenance of the functioning of modern sustainable agricultural landscapes. Namely, verification of erosion models, studies of the functionality of shelter belts, the formation of an agroeconet (an extensive network of natural and quasi-natural landscapes) on agricultural land massifs, which ensures the maintenance of stable functioning of meso and macrolevel agrolandscapes, as well as the experience of using magnetic prospecting methods to verify the results of mathematical modeling of erosion processes. Conclusions. A number of methodological approaches to information support of the formation of sustainable agricultural landscapes in the natural and socio-economic conditions of Ukraine have been developed. They relate to the functioning of anti-erosion measures of permanent action, the processes of modern transformation of agro-landscapes, the ecological impact of erosion processes on the environment. The connection between the length of forest belts per unit of arable land and soil erosion is shown. A methodical approach has been developed to estimate the amount of soil washed away from arable land and to calculate the measures necessary to eliminate its harmful effects on the environment.

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Productive soils as basis for effective agricultural land use in Carpathian region of Ukraine

Visnyk of the Lviv University. Series Geography ◽

10.30970/vgg.2013.44.1231 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 257-264 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Zinovii Pankiv

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Key Words ◽

Economic Performance ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Arable Land ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

Agricultural Land Use ◽

Land Resources ◽

Carpathian Region ◽

Definition Of

The structure of soils in Carpathian region of Ukraine, which is involved for agricultural land use, including for arable land, has been analyzed. The basic steps to increase the area of arable land have been described. Integrated approach with using spatial, legal, environmental, and economic performance has been proposed for definition of the efficiency of agricultural land use. The appellation “soil use” for characteristic the type using of agricultural land resources has been proposed. Key words: productive soils, land use, the Carpathian region of Ukraine, soil use

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DAMPAK PERUBAHAN PENGGUNAAN LAHAN PERTANIAN TERHADAP SOSIAL EKONOMI PETANI SEKITAR LOKASI PERTAMBANGAN BANYU URIP KECAMATAN GAYAM KABUPATEN BOJONEGORO

Jurnal Tataloka ◽

10.14710/tataloka.20.1.50-64 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 50

Author(s):

Aziz Bahtiar Rifa’i ◽

Fadjar Hari Mardiansjah

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Use Change ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Arable Land ◽

Mining Area ◽

Agricultural Land Use ◽

Socioeconomic Conditions ◽

Qualitative Approaches ◽

The Impact

This study examines the impact of agricultural land use change into a petroleum mining area to farmers’ socioeconomic conditions around petroleum mining project area in Gayam District of Kabupaten Bojonegoro. The analyses used a mix method, using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The quantitative approach is used to determine the impact of agricultural land use change on the social and economic aspects with the respondent farmers were supported with a scoring method to determine the condition of socioeconomic vulnerability of farmers, while the qualitative approach carried out through in-depth interviews to some informants who have been affected by the project. The results shows that the presence of the petroleum mining industry has not had a positive impact yet on the farmers’ socioeconomic conditions. By the 700 hectares of agricultural land conversion, the agricultural production capacity of the area tends to decrease, including by the decreasing of the productivity of some agricultural land in a radius of 500 m from the fenceof the mining area as they are affected by the fence’s spotlight. The farmers' income also tends to decrease because of the decreasing of their working hours as the big loss of agricultural land in the area. As a result, many farmers should work outside of the area to search replacement of the arable land. These situations lead to a moderate condition of social and economic vulnerability for the farmers, especially for those who still have sufficient assets to meet the needs of their economic.

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The Impact of Urbanization on Agricultural Land Use

Moscow University Economics Bulletin ◽

10.38050/01300105201534 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 (3) ◽

pp. 60-75

Author(s):

Elena Belova ◽

Yuliya Rozenfeld

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Agricultural Production ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Arable Land ◽

Agricultural Land Use ◽

Economic Relations ◽

Long Time ◽

The Subject ◽

Impact Of Urbanization ◽

The Impact

The subject of the study presented in this article is the economic relations arising due to the progress of the urbanization that leads to changes in agricultural production. For a long time in Russia a reduction of agricultural land, arable land and crops takes place. One reason for this is the global progress of urbanization. Changes in agricultural land use occur across the country however this process is uneven in different regions. Among all regions Moscow and Moscow region significantly stand out. The study showed that in the more urbanized regions of the country reduction of the agricultural land and changes in agricultural land use are greater than in less urbanized ones.

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Agriculture and Groundwater Protection - a Common Effort to Tackle the Nitrate Problem in Northern Bavaria, Germany

Water Practice & Technology ◽

10.2166/wpt.2007.060 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Bettina Haas ◽

Heiko Lukas ◽

Axel Bauer

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Arable Land ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Agricultural Land Use ◽

Nitrogen Surplus ◽

Common Effort ◽

Recharge Rates ◽

Lower Franconia ◽

Cultivation Practice

Due to low groundwater recharge rates and intensive agricultural land use, elevated nitrate concentrations in groundwater are measured in Lower Franconia, Bavaria (Germany). Analysis of cultivation practice in this region showed that crops with high nitrogen-surplus were cultivated to a significant extent. By the example of a catchment area where drinking water is extracted, an approach for a change in agricultural land use was tested. Fields were classified according to soil quality and the type of sub-soil. Measures like conversion of arable land into grassland or changes in type of crop that is grown, were adjusted to the local (field) conditions. Thus nitrogen surplus could be reduced to half by the extensification of one third of the agricultural land. Due to the classification system, the measures are realised in the most cost-effective way as well.

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Participatory Mapping of Demand for Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Landscapes

Agriculture ◽

10.3390/agriculture11121193 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 1193

Author(s):

Carmen Schwartz ◽

Mostafa Shaaban ◽

Sonoko Dorothea Bellingrath-Kimura ◽

Annette Piorr

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Ecosystem Services ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Arable Land ◽

Agricultural Landscapes ◽

The Body ◽

Poor Correlation ◽

Stakeholder Groups ◽

Trade Offs ◽

Stakeholder Workshop

Agricultural land use systems have been optimized for producing provisioning ecosystem services (ES) in the past few decades, often at the expense of regulating and cultural services. Research has focused mainly on the supply side of ES and related trade-offs, but the demand side for regulatory services remains largely neglected. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the usefulness of participatory geographic information system (PGIS) methods for demand assessment in larger rural and agrarian contexts by identifying spatially explicit demand patterns for ES, thereby enlarging the body of participatory approaches to ES-based land use management. Accordingly, we map, assess, and statistically and spatially analyze different demands for five ES by different stakeholder groups in agricultural landscapes in three case studies. The results are presented in a stakeholder workshop and prerequisites for collaborative ES management are discussed. Our results show that poor correlation exists between stakeholder groups and demands for ES; however, arable land constitutes the highest share of the mapped area of demands for the five ES. These results have been validated by both the survey and the stakeholder workshop. Our study concludes that PGIS represents a useful tool to link demand assessments and landscape management systematically, especially for decision support systems.

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Assessment of impacts of agricultural and climate change scenarios on watershed water quantity and quality, and crop production

10.5194/hess-2016-86 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Awoke D. Teshager ◽

Philip W. Gassman ◽

Justin T. Schoof ◽

Silvia Secchi

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Water Quality ◽

Land Use ◽

Land Use Change ◽

21St Century ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Agricultural Landscapes ◽

Water Quantity ◽

Agricultural Land Use ◽

Water Quantity And Quality

Abstract. Modeling impacts of agricultural scenarios and climate change on surface water quantity and quality provides useful information for planning effective water, environmental, and land use policies. Despite the significant impacts of agriculture on water quantity and quality, limited literature exists that describes the combined impacts of agricultural land use change and climate change on future bioenergy crop yields and watershed hydrology. In this study, the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) eco-hydrological model was used to model the combined impacts of five agricultural land use change scenarios and three downscaled climate pathways (representative concentration pathways, RCPs) that were created from an ensemble of eight atmosphere-ocean general circulation models (AOGCMs). These scenarios were implemented in a well calibrated SWAT model for the Raccoon River watershed (RRW) located in western Iowa. The scenarios were executed for the historical baseline, early-century, mid-century, and late-century periods. The results indicate that historical and more corn intensive agricultural scenarios with higher CO2 emissions consistently result in more water in the streams and greater water quality problems, especially late in the 21st century. Planting more switchgrass, on the other hand, results in less water in the streams and water quality improvements relative to the baseline. For all given agricultural landscapes simulated, all flow, sediment and nutrient outputs increase from early-to-late century periods for the RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 climate scenarios. We also find that corn and switchgrass yields are negatively impacted under RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios in the mid and late 21st century.

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