Land use analysis in terms of farmland protection in the Czech Republic

Abstract

Janků J., Sekáč P., Baráková J., Kozák J. (2016): Land use analysis in terms of farmland protection in the Czech Republic. Soil & Water Res.,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28].The agricultural land acreage in Central Europe, including the Czech Republic, rapidly decreases. This study presents the trends of agricultural land acreage reduction in the period 1966-2013, with respect to the 1990 milestone (political changes triggering a rapid loss of agricultural land for construction purposes). The analysis is based on the cadastral register data. Particularly serious is the rapid reduction of arable land -25 ha per day. Furthermore, the actual built up area seems to be larger than show the records on the construction land in the cadastral register. There is an obvious discrepancy between the real state and the cadastral data, so the actual reduction of arable land in the Czech Republic may be even greater. Unfortunately, some municipalities responsible for the urban planning process are obviously not interested in land protection. Based on their quality, the Czech land protection law classifies the soils into 5 protection classes. The areas with the first and second class soils should not be used for construction purposes. However, the study revealed the law is frequently neglected from the part of municipalities and the areas of best quality soils have often been sealed by construction. The present study also attempted to enumerate the financial losses from crop production associated with the land take. The ineffective land protection is a very serious Europe-wide problem.

Structural Development of Utilised Agricultural Area in EU Countries Subsidy Policy of the Czech Republic

“…The total reduction of soil, which is one of the main causes of the fluctuation of temperature, is probably the most significant problem. The ideal state is, when a part of the soil is covered with grass and serves as pasture (Janků, 2016).…”

Approaches of selected organisations in the Czech Republic to promoting the concept of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility

“…CSR is not regulated in the Czech Republic; it is a voluntary instrument managed by the Ministr of Industry and Trade, and the support of the concept of social responsibility in the Czech Republic is not solved centrally by the state. Agricultural and forestry enterprises not only in the Czech Republic face a number of problems, namely adverse weather (extreme fluctuations in drought, heat), climate change (Davidson 2016), reduction of subsidies and their differences (Vrabcová et al 2019), declining acreage of agricultural land (Janků et al 2016), ageing workforce, rising costs for seeds, fertilisers, plant protection products, fuels, labour or renting agricultural land. It is necessary to perceive the agricultural sector as a principled manager and assess its economic and social significance in the context of production and in the context of non--productive and landscaping functions.…”

Land Withdrawal Vs. Regional Development: Does Withdrawal of Agricultural Land Lead to Increase in Entrepreneurial Activity and Generate Positive Spatial Spillovers? (Slovak Republic)

“…A year-on-year decrease of arable land is estimated at 4 000 ha, year-on-year increase of forest land and permanent grasslands by 1 000 ha and the year-on-year increase of built-up areas by 1.400 ha (Buday and Vilcek, 2013). In addition, the actual built-up area may be even larger than the construction land records in the cadastral register (Janků et al, 2016b). The real state may differ from cadastral data and so the actual decline of agricultural land in Slovakia may be greater.…”