<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The pressure exerted by a large city determines non-agricultural forms of land use in areas situated in its neighbourhood. Among the most alarming consequences of urban sprawl onto the surrounding areas are a steady and irreversible shrinkage of farmland and conflicts resulting from a mix of functions performed by the areas. This article describes the dynamics, scale and spatial differences of the process of taking agricultural land out of production in the Poznań agglomeration in the 21st century in terms of changes in the land-use pattern. In characterising the converted land, it also presents chief directions of its transformation, the regulations in force, and the resultant lack of full information about factual, and not only partial, conversions.</p></abstract>

The pressure exerted by a large city determines non-agricultural forms of land use in areas situated in its neighbourhood. Among the most alarming consequences of urban sprawl onto the surrounding areas are a steady and irreversible shrinkage of farmland and conflicts resulting from a mix of functions performed by the areas. This article describes the dynamics, scale and spatial differences of the process of taking agricultural land out of production in the Poznań agglomeration in the 21st century in terms of changes in the land-use pattern. In characterising the converted land, it also presents chief directions of its transformation, the regulations in force, and the resultant lack of full information about factual, and not only partial, conversions.

FARMLAND CONVERSION AND CHANGES IN THE LAND- USE PATTERN IN THE POZNAŃ AGGLOMERATION OVER THE YEARS 2000–2009

Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland

Quaestiones Geographicae

The pressure exerted by a large city determines non-agricultural forms of land use in areas situated in its neighbourhood. Among the most alarming consequences...

FARMLAND CONVERSION AND CHANGES IN THE LAND- USE PATTERN IN THE POZNAŃ AGGLOMERATION OVER THE YEARS 2000–2009

Published Online: Dec 31, 2013

Page range: 91 - 102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2013-0036

Keywords
agricultural land, land-use change, urban sprawl, urban impact, farmland conversion

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FARMLAND CONVERSION AND CHANGES IN THE LAND- USE PATTERN IN THE POZNAŃ AGGLOMERATION OVER THE YEARS 2000–2009

Published Online: Dec 31, 2013

Page range: 91 - 102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2013-0036

Keywordsagricultural land, land-use change, urban sprawl, urban impact, farmland conversion

This content is open access.

Keywords
agricultural land, land-use change, urban sprawl, urban impact, farmland conversion