Land Consolidations in Slovakia, Step Forward, Two Steps Back?

Abstract

This article describes the process of land consolidations in Slovakia. Fundamental goals of land consolidation are defined in the paper. Land ownership is briefly described with emphasis on historical development. Functional reorganisation of the territory is described in detail. The authors state that this objective is in land consolidation designs, often neglected and landscaping is shifted into the background. Preference is given to activities associated with ownership as evidenced by the common tendency to award contracts for simple land consolidation. The numbers of awarded contracts for comprehensive and simple landscape consolidations from 1990 to the present were evaluated. Reasons for the observed stagnation of comprehensive land consolidation projects have been mentioned. Causes have been found and the problem was displayed from various positions. Finally, possible solutions have been found in order to stimulate discussion on the topic: why there is stagnation in designing of land consolidations in Slovakia.

Preventing and resolving social dissatisfaction in spatial management in rural areas

“…The first agricultural management processes that may eliminate social dissatisfaction arising from spatial management in rural areas is land consolidation and exchange, which together with postconsolidation development orders agricultural production space [9; 22] by changing plot arrangement and ownership structure. Basic land consolidation processes facilitate changing spatial arrangement and boundaries of individual plots by dividing or merging them into larger areas [23], boundaries of which are adjusted to the existing system of hydraulic structures, roads, and terrain [24]. Table 1 presents the scale of land consolidation works in the Małopolskie Voivodeship.…”

Proposals to Promote Ecological Stability and Landscape Biodiversity Conditions in the Land Consolidation Project: A Case Study of Horný Vinodol, Slovakia

“…Land consolidation is a set of geodetic and design activities that are formed into stages (in terms of time and content). The stages are closely related to each other or may overlap mutually (Muchová et al, 2015). The LTSES proposal for land consolidation purposes serves as a base for the creation of the proposal of the so-called general principles of functional land management, which is the basic input for the definition of ecological measures in the district of land consolidation.…”