<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> 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.</p></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.

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

Department of Landscape Planning and Ground Design, Horticulture and Landscape Engineering Faculty, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovak Republic

Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 949 74, Nitra, Slovak Republic

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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This article describes the process of land consolidations in Slovakia. Fundamental goals of land consolidation are defined in the paper. Land ownership is...

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

Published Online: Dec 05, 2015

Page range: 380 - 391

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eko-2015-0034

Keywords
land consolidation, land fragmentation, sustainable rural development, landscape

© by Zlatica Muchová

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

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

Published Online: Dec 05, 2015

Page range: 380 - 391

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eko-2015-0034

Keywordsland consolidation, land fragmentation, sustainable rural development, landscape

© by Zlatica Muchová

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
land consolidation, land fragmentation, sustainable rural development, landscape