The article analyses spatial differences in the afforestation of agricultural land in the mountain and piedmont areas of Poland. Apart from quantitative and structural changes in the area of new forest plantations, attention was paid to socio-economic determinants of the process of afforestation of agricultural land. The changes considered were those formally registered, which means that areas with a natural succession were not included. The analysis rested on the statistics collected in the Regional Data Bank and basically covered the years 2000-2006, but for private land use was made of the 1996–2006 data. The object of study was mountain and piedmont communes in the Carpathians and Sudeten. The research showed there to be a drop in the area of afforestation of agricultural land over the study period, which resulted from the diminishing area of new forest plantations on both, state-owned and private land in the two regions. This process was undoubtedly connected with the level of financial support, which was clearly evident especially in the case of private land. It was found that the financing of afforestation was a major factor in the rate of this practice. In each of the regions the changes followed a similar pattern, but differed ...
Various factors can be used to evaluate agricultural production area. Fac-tors used in the common evaluation methods of agricultural area can be classified into two groups: natural and anthropogenic. Aim of this study is to present, the ex-isting evaluation methods of agricultural production area and the factors used for ist valorization. Factors which should currently be used in the evaluation of agri-cultural production area are proposed. ...
The current state of rural area development results from agricultural activity carried out in specific natural, economical and political conditions. Supporting the development of rural areas with EU funds encourages farmers to take a broader interest in undertaking activities aiming at improvement of spatial conditions in which their farms function. The spatial structure of rural areas is to be developed within the so-called "rural surveying" projects, with land consolidation as a top priority. The proper performance of these projects is based on updated, reliable and easily available information about the current state con-cerning soil conditions, the lay of the land, water conditions as well as the owner-ship and usufruct structure. The knowledge of agricultural land and its quality, expressed mainly by the soil quality class, is of fundamental importance in the land management process. ...
Land consolidation projects are perfect tools for rural development. Land consolidation can be described as planned readjustment of land ownership patterns with the aim of creating larger and more rational land holdings. Other goals of land consolidation include infrastructural improvements and the implementation of developmental and environmental policies. Such activities have been implemented all over the world for many years. Owing to those experiences, we contribute to development of rural areas in an increasingly efficient way. Definition of innovation as well as features of the consolidation procedure and their individual character permit calling consolidation an agricultural innovation. Consolidation of agricultural land should be realized in the areas which have flaws in surface structure but which are willing to carry out the activity in their areas. The fact that the procedure of consolidation of agricultural land in Poland (financed from the European Union funds and the Budget) is free of charge should be encouraging. Is it possible to explain the spatial distribution of implemented consolidations? The study area covered Poland in general analyses, particularly the Lubelskie voivodship. The research employed the following methods: analysis and synthesis of the literature, field inventory, and research from the group of spatial-statistical approaches ...
