scholarly journals Effects of land consolidation in Southern Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-282
Author(s):  
Monika Balawejder ◽  
Katarzyna Matkowska ◽  
Ernest Rymarczyk
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Road Network ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Land Consolidation ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Southern Poland ◽  
Plot Area ◽  
Individual Farm ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Made In

Motives: The fragmentation of land and the distribution of plots in rural areas negatively affects the profitability and efficiency of agricultural production. Land consolidation is an activity that facilitates the improvement of the spatial structure and at the same time contributes to the sustainable development of rural areas. European Union (EU) funding helps to improve, among others the area structure of agricultural land in the EU countries. Aim: From these premises, the purpose of the work results, which is the assessment of the effects of the performed consolidation of land with EU funding. The detailed analysis covered 16 precincts from the Podkarpackie voivodeship and 3 precincts from the Świętokrzyskie voivodeship. The assessment of the consolidation of land was made in 19 consolidated objects in the years 2007-2020. In practice, there is a problem of how to demonstrate the effects of land consolidation? This article proposes to present the four most important effects of land consolidation in the form of the following coefficients: W1 (coefficient of reducing the number of plots as a result of consolidation), W2 (coefficient of increasing the average plot area in the consolidation facility), W3 (coefficient of reducing the number of plots in an individual farm as a result of consolidation), W4 (index of road network density in merged area) are a reliable image of the results of the land consolidation performed in the studied area. Results: The results were obtained. Index W1 in the examined objects indicated the result of 34.0% for the Podkarpackie voivodeship, and 28.8% for the Świętokrzyskie. Index W2 in the Podkarpackie voivodeship is 27.0%, and in the Świętokrzyskie it is higher and amounts to 29.7%. Index W3 which amounts to 39.4% of the average number of plots in a farm in the Podkarpackie voivodeship and much higher, amounting to 46.6% in the Świętokrzyskie. Index W4 for the Podkarpackie voivodeship is + 14.7%. However, for the Świętokrzyskie it is only + 3.7%. Summing up, the study analyzed four indicators showing the effects of land consolidation in southern Poland. The results obtained for these two voivodeships were similar. However, unsatisfactory in terms of the effects of land consolidation.

scholarly journals European Union Water Policy in Aspect of Rural Areas Development

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-21
Author(s):  
Edward Pierzgalski
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Agriculture And Environment ◽  
Agricultural Areas ◽  
State Of The Environment ◽  
The Eu

Abstract Agriculture and environment are among others the most important priorities of the European Union. Agriculture is strongly influenced by the state of the environment, including water resources. In addition to many other policies, the EU water policy is crucial for the sustainable development of rural areas. Directives are the main tools for implementation of water policy. This article contains an overview of the directives on aspects of quality and quantity of water resources. Within the paper three most important agricultural areas of the Directive are characterized: the Water Framework Directive, the Floods Directive and the Nitrates Directive. Presented mandatory EU action aimed at their implementation and the problems associated with it. Current proposals for changes in the EU water policy are described.

scholarly journals Czekanowski’s Diagram and Spatial Data Cluster Analysis for Planning Sustainable Development of Rural Areas

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11404
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Oleniacz
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Land Ownership ◽  
Land Consolidation ◽  
Result Interpretation

Defects in the spatial structure of agricultural land resulting from the common phenomenon of land fragmentation constitute one of the most important factors that contribute to the lack of rational land management. Reconstruction of the spatial structure of rural areas is essential for their sustainable development. The process of land consolidation is a tool that can arrange space and lead to the desired structural changes. It is reasonable to select objects for land consolidation in such a way as to obtain the best possible effect. This article presents an algorithm for grouping areas with the concentration of the external land ownership patchwork with the use of Czekanowski’s method of cluster analysis. The clusters determined this way can be treated as the whole objects subjected to land consolidation, for which the process will bring the greatest benefits in terms of the elimination of the external land ownership patchwork. The described algorithm is relatively simple to use and the graphical final form is easy for the result interpretation. It allows for multi-variant examination of the analyzed phenomenon and can be applied wherever there is access to reliable information from land registry and cadastral and GIS databases that are used to obtain a complete picture of the spatial and ownership structure of the analyzed areas.

scholarly journals The hierarchization of needs related to land consolidation and exchange in rural areas in the villages of district Leżajsk

2019 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 00005
Author(s):  
Justyna Wójcik-Leń ◽  
Przemysław Leń
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Land Consolidation ◽  
Land Art ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Territorial Structure

Rural areas in Poland are characterized by differentiated spatial structure. The spatial structure of rural areas can be improved through the consolidation and exchange of land (Art.1, Act of 26 March 1982 on consolidation and exchange of land) aiming to create more favourable management conditions in agriculture and forestry by improving the territorial structure of farms, forests and forestland, reasonable configuration of land, aligning the limits of real properties with the system of water irrigation facilities, roads and terrain. In connection with such a requirement for the consolidation and exchange of land, a hierarchy of needs and their urgency must be established. Such an approach makes it possible to secure funds for liquidating the spatial structure of agricultural land according to the urgency ranking. The studies were carried out in the rural areas of the Leżajsk poviat.

scholarly journals THE “GREEN PATH” OF ETHNO-TOURISM’S MONETIZATION: DAGESTAN. THE ARCHI PROJECT

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magomedhan M. Magomedhanov ◽  
Aleksandr N. Sadovoy ◽  
Robert Chenciner ◽  
Aleksandr V. Bakanov ◽  
Saida M. Garunova
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Definition Of

The article discusses relevant methodological and applied issues of using the recreational potential of mountain ethnocultural landscapes for the sustainable development of mountain areas, replenishing family budgets and improving the quality of life of mountaineers. As a methodological guideline, the principle of a systematic approach is used. Ethno-tourism is considered as a factor of direct and indirect impact on traditional life-support systems of selected rural enclaves.Positive factors of socio-economic development, as well as risks associated with restrictions on the development of private business, with contradictions and violations of moral and ethical standards, and ethnocultural degradation of rural areas are highlighted. It is noted that the consequence of the administrative solution of the problem of land and demographic imbalances between mountain regions and the plain due to large-scale migrations of mountaineers to the plain of more than two hundred mountain villages and farms was that a large number of terraced fields, gardens, agricultural land were abandoned. Attention is drawn to the fact that over the past half century, the stability of demographic indicators in Dagestan is ensured by rural enclaves in the lowlands. The definition of "monetization" of ethnographic tourism is given as the formation of a sustainable communication system between rural enclaves, their representations in cities, travel agencies and the expert community. The fact that the deployment of a network of historical and cultural routes and ecological paths in ethnic territories should be preceded by field ethnographic studies is highlighted. The importance of information support of ethnographic tourism, coordination of interests of rural self-government bodies, regional authorities, agribusiness, and local population is noted. These provisions and approaches to the development and information management of the development of ethnographic tourism in Dagestan are illustrated by the example of a small touristic project “Archi”.

scholarly journals Decision-making models using the Analytical Hierarchy Process in the urgency of land consolidation works

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-150
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Oleniacz ◽  
Izabela Skrzypczak ◽  
Przemysław Leń
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Land Consolidation ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Decision Making Models ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Land Exchange

AbstractPoland is characterized by a number of factors which adversely affect the agricultural economy, so this paper will aim to present the possibilities of using multi-criteria decision-making methods of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in the analysis of the spatial structure of rural areas. AHP is a widely used tool for making complex decisions based on a large number of criteria, such as, for example, land consolidation works on fragmented agricultural land. The first step is to formulate the decision-making process, then the assessment criteria and the solution variants guided by expert knowledge are determined.A ranking, according to which the order of land consolidation and land exchange works in the studied area should be determined, will be defined by using decision-making models of the AHP method. The basis for calculations will be the weights received for the factors/parameters defined for the five thematic groups. Calculations for individual villages will be made, and then the obtained results will allow creating a ranking for the studied commune, allowing for the effective (in terms of economic and socio-economic) spending of funds for this purpose. The presented method can be successfully used to conduct analogous analyses for any area.

scholarly journals Socioecologically informed use of remote sensing data to predict rural household poverty

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (4) ◽  
pp. 1213-1218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary R. Watmough ◽  
Charlotte L. J. Marcinko ◽  
Clare Sullivan ◽  
Kevin Tschirhart ◽  
Patrick K. Mutuo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Satellite Data ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Household Wealth ◽  
Multilevel Approach ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Development Goals

Tracking the progress of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targeting interventions requires frequent, up-to-date data on social, economic, and ecosystem conditions. Monitoring socioeconomic targets using household survey data would require census enumeration combined with annual sample surveys on consumption and socioeconomic trends. Such surveys could cost up to $253 billion globally during the lifetime of the SDGs, almost double the global development assistance budget for 2013. We examine the role that satellite data could have in monitoring progress toward reducing poverty in rural areas by asking two questions: (i) Can household wealth be predicted from satellite data? (ii) Can a socioecologically informed multilevel treatment of the satellite data increase the ability to explain variance in household wealth? We found that satellite data explained up to 62% of the variation in household level wealth in a rural area of western Kenya when using a multilevel approach. This was a 10% increase compared with previously used single-level methods, which do not consider details of spatial landscape use. The size of buildings within a family compound (homestead), amount of bare agricultural land surrounding a homestead, amount of bare ground inside the homestead, and the length of growing season were important predictor variables. Our results show that a multilevel approach linking satellite and household data allows improved mapping of homestead characteristics, local land uses, and agricultural productivity, illustrating that satellite data can support the data revolution required for monitoring SDGs, especially those related to poverty and leaving no one behind.

scholarly journals The Changing Structure and Concentration of Agricultural Land Holdings in Estonia and Possible Threat for Rural Areas

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelin Jürgenson ◽  
Marii Rasva
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Scientific Discussion ◽  
Land Holdings ◽  
Information Board ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

In most European countries, there has been a decrease in the number of farms, while the area of agricultural land has remained almost the same. This ongoing process of land concentration can affect Europe’s small farms and rural areas. The EU has acknowledged that the problem is serious and that, to solve it, it must be studied more closely. Accordingly, the aim of this study is to discuss changes in the agricultural sector from the aspect of land use, with emphasis on land concentration in Estonia, further scientific discussion about the effects of changes in land use on rural areas is encouraged. The study is carried out using two kinds of data sources: (1) statistical data from Eurostat, FAOSTAT and Statistics Estonia, (2) data from the Estonian Agricultural Registers and Information Board. The conclusion of the paper is that while the number of farms is going down, the average area of agricultural land use per farm is on the rise in Estonia. Agricultural land has been increasingly concentrated into the hands of corporate bodies. This study shows that there is a status of land concentration in Estonia that needs ongoing studies and a proper policy should be established to mitigate the impact of land concentration.

scholarly journals Method of Delimiting the Spatial Structure of Villages for the Purposes of Land Consolidation and Exchange

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Żanna Stręk ◽  
Karol Noga
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Spatial Differentiation ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Land Consolidation ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Research Objects ◽  
Diagnostic Variables

Land fragmentation and the distribution of plots in rural areas has a negative effect on the profitability and efficiency of agricultural production. Land consolidation and exchange is an operation that facilitates improvements in the spatial structure, while at the same time contributing to the sustainable development of rural areas. With regard to the large number of problem areas, they cannot be subject to land consolidation and exchange at the same time for reasons related to finance and human resources. Therefore, the authors propose that land for consolidation should be consolidated into larger typological units. Identifying those areas that are most similar facilitates the analysis and makes it possible to capture the spatial differentiation of land. The proposed method was tested on 116 villages in the county of Łęczna, situated in Lublin Voivodeship in Eastern Poland. The aim of this research is to develop the concept of village grouping into larger typological units. The obtained results allowed for the creation of a grouping methodology based on selected diagnostic variables that can be applied to other research objects. The description of differences between the identified groups of villages makes it possible to determine the hierarchy of urgency of for land consolidation and exchange. Although delimitation itself does not determine the sequence in which consolidation should be performed, it does allow for the identification of similar areas where such works should be performed at the same time. Based on properly selected guidelines, it is also possible to develop an adequate hierarchy of works. In addition, identifying areas which share similar spatial characteristics and consolidating them has a positive influence, primarily on the cultural heritage, because some variables reflect both quantitative and qualitative aspects of human development on the use of land and on the built-up environment.

The Importance of Agricultural Land Used in the Production of Agricultural Products in Greece

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Ch. D Paschalidis ◽  
D. P Petropoulos ◽  
D. Ch Paschalidis ◽  
S. S Sotiropoulos ◽  
G. O Chamurliev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Soil Protection ◽  
Arable Crops ◽  
Horticultural Crops ◽  
Average Size ◽  
Large Farms ◽  
The Eu

Abstract In Greece, agriculture plays a key role in supporting the socio-economic sustainability of rural areas, as this sector is the main user of agricultural land. In Greece, agriculture covers a large part of its territory. It accounts for about 30% of the total area. The total cultivated agricultural land (arable crops, horticultural land, permanent crops) amounts to 3,221,680 hectares compared to the 171,603,000 hectares of the EU-27. In 2018 the main crop groups per year were distributed as follows: 53.4% of cultivated area (1,719,600 hectares) was used for arable crops, 1.9% (61,890 hectares) for horticultural, 33.7% (1,085,100 hectares) for permanent crops and 11.0% (354,760 hectares) of arable land was under set-aside. 56% of arable land is located in lowland areas, while the rest is in mountainous or semi-mountainous areas. An important parameter for crop efficiency is the irrigated agricultural area. One-third of the arable land is irrigated. The highest irrigation rates (97%) are occupied by horticultural crops, 43% by arable land, 38% by tree crops and 36% by viticulture. The average size of agricultural holdings is less than 5.0 hectares and the number of large farms has increased. Thus, 76.0% of rural households have a size of less than 5 hectares, while less than 1% have a size of more than 50 hectares. It is worth noting that agriculture must take care of soil protection, water quality, natural resources because these are vital factors in ensuring the sustainability of humanity. Keywords: Soil resources, Sustainable agriculture, Agricultural production.

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