Land consolidation

Map of a land consolidation process, with each color representing the holdings of different cultivators before (above image) and after (below image) the process

Land consolidation is a planned readjustment and rearrangement of fragmented land parcels and their ownership. It is usually applied to form larger and more rational land holdings. Land consolidation can be used to improve rural infrastructure and to implement developmental and environmental policies (improving environmental sustainability and agriculture).[1]

  1. ^ Pasakarnis G, Maliene V (2010). "Towards sustainable rural development in Central and Eastern Europe: Applying land consolidation". Land Use Policy. 27 (2): 545–9. Bibcode:2010LUPol..27..545P. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.07.008.