An Analysis of an Area’s Vulnerability to the Emergence of Land-Use Conflicts

Iwona Cieślak,Andrzej Biłozor

doi:10.3390/land10111173

Abstract

The optimization of space is the priority goal of spatial planning. Spatial planning policies have numerous objectives, including the prevention of land-use conflicts. Conflicts arise whenever two entities have contradictory expectations regarding the surrounding space. In the process of spatial development, humans impart new characteristics to space, which, under specific circumstances, can give rise to land-use conflict. The elements of space that are particularly vulnerable to conflict include boundary points, property boundaries, density of development, or the shared use of infrastructure. The main aim of this study was to develop a procedure for evaluating the risk of land-use conflict based on the characteristic attributes of space. The proposed procedure for assessing the accumulation of conflict-generating traits in space was developed with the use of databases, GIS tools, and statistical data processing methods.

Highlights

Analysis of an Area’s Vulnerability to Conflict is a widespread phenomenon that always involves at least two parties, where one party attempts to derive personal gain at the other party’s expense and without its explicit consent [1]
The main aim of this study was to develop a procedure for evaluating the risk of land-use conflict based on the characteristic attributes of space
Vi nij wj Indicator Vi was used to determine the risk of land-use conflict in the analyzed cadastral districts

Summary

Introduction

Analysis of an Area’s Vulnerability to Conflict is a widespread phenomenon that always involves at least two parties, where one party attempts to derive personal gain at the other party’s expense and without its explicit consent [1]. Conflict is a concept that can be examined in various contexts, including as a social (social approach) or an economic (functional approach) process, where one party attempts to maximize its own gain by eliminating or dominating over the other party to the conflict [2]. The main categories of conflict have been systematized by Bogetoft and Pruzan [3] who posited that conflicts can arise from one or several different factors. These factors can be divided into four main groups: the Emergence of Land-Use Conflicts.

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