A proposed methodology for shaping the farm-forest boundary in the process of creating spatial order in rural areas Cover Image

Propozycja metodyki kształtowania granicy rolno-leśnej w procesie kreowania ładu przestrzeni wiejskiej
A proposed methodology for shaping the farm-forest boundary in the process of creating spatial order in rural areas

Author(s): Katarzyna Pawlewicz
Subject(s): Agriculture, Regional Geography
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: farm-forest boundary;afforestation;potential of suitability for afforestation method

Summary/Abstract: The rather inefficient production of agricultural raw materials on low-quality soils requires solutions enabling alternative uses of these soils. One of the ways to manage such soils is afforestation. However, this process cannot be performed on a random basis but it should favour sustainable development of rural areas, be in harmony with both rural inhabitants and nature and create spatial order. This paper presents an attempt to develop a method for qualifying land for forest development, and for setting a boundary between forest lands and utilised agricultural lands, depending on the intensity of potential of suitability for afforestation. While developing the method, the methodologyassumptions were applied of the surface potential method developed by Borkowski[2001] and subsequently modified for the purposes of solving the presented problem.

  • Issue Year: 11/2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 85-98
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English