Modern Trends in Road Network Development in Rural Areas

Abstract

Activities aimed at the improvement of instruments of rural development have been undertaken in Europe for many years. Those focusing on the changing the ownership structure, implemented through the traditional process of land consolidation, are gradually replaced by multifunctional activities for rural development, considering elements of environmental protection, agricultural landscape management, and solutions concerning soil and water protection. Such development must be accompanied by the application of new pro-ecological design and material-technological solutions regarding the construction of rural roads. The roads should be designed with possibly the fullest consideration of a rich resource of data on a given area, performance of many spatial analyses, and decision making in the scope of selection of the most appropriate solutions acceptable to all stakeholders (e.g. residents, farmers, local authorities, entrepreneurs, and investors). The article presents the concept of a model solution of the development of the rural road network based on the multiple-criteria model of spatial analyses with the application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process method. The research process was conducted in the geographic information systems environment. The importance of the proposed methodology was verified in actual conditions based on the example of the Harta village located in the southern part of Poland. The obtained results suggest that the process of development of rural roads with the application of the multiple-criteria model of spatial analyses is more accurate, more efficient than the traditional design method, and considers the requirements of the sustainable development of rural areas. Moreover, it permits presentation of solutions in the form of maps to the local community, almost in real time, and making excellent decisions with its active participation.

Increase in the Market Value of Land as an Effect of Land Consolidation Projects

“…This refers to both agricultural plots and those intended for construction purposes in the future. It is worth remembering that changes in the layout of farms [Leń and Król 2016], a new network of roads [Krupowicz et al 2017], and an increase in property value are factors that increase the interest in agricultural land among potential buyers from outside the area.…”

A New Algorithm for Contact Trace Network Evolution and Visualization

“…For instance, a social network comprises of nodes as human beings, while the edges are the links or relationships between those human beings [4]. Again, a road network comprises of nodes as cities, while the edges are the actual roads linking the cities [5]. Research has underlined the necessity for efficient algorithms and programmatic techniques for generating complex networks [6].…”

Methodology of Determination of the Range of Restrictions Related to the Existence of Transmission Devices on Private Land—Case Study of Poland

“…The issue of sustainable development of transport, and the reduction of its impact on climate change, human health, and biological diversity, has been a subject of deep concern for years [9][10][11][12]. It particularly involves the application of spatial modelling tools, such as geographical information systems and decision support systems [13,14], and in the scope of land consolidation works in rural areas [15]. Appropriate activities are also undertaken in the scope of sustainable development, as well as energy engineering and water management.…”