Land readjustment for sustainable rural development

Abstract

In the global framework, the sustainable rural development is a core objective in ensuring the vitality and viability of rural communities and agriculture. This paper identifies the existing barriers to sustainable rural development and emphasizes the land readjustment tools, which can be used to solve currently existing problems in the rural sector. The land consolidation and land banks/funds are used as land readjustment tools in number of European countries However, in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs), these powerful instruments are frequently utilized in a very narrow sense, mostly focusing on the economic issues, e.g. enlargement of farms, and not taking into account climate change concerns, environment protection measures, alternative employment and etc. The aim of this research is to investigate how land readjustment tools, land consolidation and banking, can facilitate rural development ensuring a quality life and environment for the people in countryside now and in the futur