Spatial parameters farms in rural areas and the land consolidation measures: case studies from lower Silesia Cover Image

Potencjał uwarunkowań przestrzennych gospodarstw w gminach województwa dolnośląskiego, w których zrealizowano scalenia gruntów rolnych
Spatial parameters farms in rural areas and the land consolidation measures: case studies from lower Silesia

Author(s): Małgorzata Dudzińska
Subject(s): Agriculture, Human Geography
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: Land consolidation;agricultural land;spatial conditions farms;

Summary/Abstract: Land consolidation may be described as the planned readjustment of land ownership patterns with the aim of creating larger and more rational land holdings. Other goals of land consolidation may include infrastructural improvements and the implementation of developmental and environmental policies. This article discusses both positive and negative aspects of rural land consolidation and the opportunities and threats associated with consolidation measures. Land consolidation measures will be evaluated in a SWOT analysis. Attempts were made to describe the level of spatial parameters farms levels in the region's rural municipalities. The study was carried out in the Lower Silesia which is characterized by the average number of land consolidation schemes in Poland. Qualitative methods, in particular analytical, topological and identification methods, were used to accomplish the above research tasks. Other research methods included comparative analysis as well as analyses of the relevant literature, documents and legal regulations.

  • Issue Year: 14/2015
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 7-20
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish