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<p>The concentration of farmland has potentially a negative impact on planning for local rural development as it impedes access to land for other rural initiatives. Land policies in the European Union aiming to reserve lands for local communities are constrained by principles of the EU single market, such as the free movement of capital and the freedom of establishment. Especially in several Central and Eastern European member states, the European Commission has critically reviewed policies to shield lands from the single market. This paper reviews and analysis this issue in relation to the planning for rural communities.</p>
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The concentration of farmland has potentially a negative impact on planning for local rural development as it impedes access to land for other rural initiatives. Land policies in the European Union aiming to reserve lands for local communities are constrained by principles of the EU single market, such as the free movement of capital and the freedom of establishment. Especially in several Central and Eastern European member states, the European Commission has critically reviewed policies to shield lands from the single market. This paper reviews and analysis this issue in relation to the planning for rural communities.

Land Policy for Rural Development in the European Union and its Impact on Access to Land

Department Management in the Built Environment

European Countryside

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The concentration of farmland has potentially a negative impact on planning for local rural development as it impedes access to land for other rural...

Land Policy for Rural Development in the European Union and its Impact on Access to Land

Published Online: Jan 05, 2023

Page range: 658 - 674

Received: Feb 09, 2022

Accepted: May 18, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2022-0033

Keywords
access to land, rural development, European Union, land grabbing, land market, common agricultural policy, land policy

© 2022 Willem K. Korthals Altes, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Land Policy for Rural Development in the European Union and its Impact on Access to Land

Published Online: Jan 05, 2023

Page range: 658 - 674

Received: Feb 09, 2022

Accepted: May 18, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2022-0033

Keywordsaccess to land, rural development, European Union, land grabbing, land market, common agricultural policy, land policy

© 2022 Willem K. Korthals Altes, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
access to land, rural development, European Union, land grabbing, land market, common agricultural policy, land policy