Abstract
Population growth, economic globalization and the launch of market economy instruments have become the main triggers for processes related to the anthropogenization of space. According to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) statistics, the developed area indication tripled in the last 25 years. Humans keep appropriating more natural and semi-natural areas, which entails specific social, economic and environmental consequences. Provisions in some countries’ laws and some economic factors encourage investors to engage in urbanization. The authors of this study noticed a research gap in the analysis of suburban areas in this topic. Our research aimed to analyze the conversion of plots of land used for agricultural purposes into urbanized land in the city’s suburban zone, in areas of high landscape and natural value. We focused on the analysis of geodetic and legal divisions of plots of land and analyzed the conditions of plots of land “ex ante” and “ex post” and the changes in their values. To achieve the research objective, we used Corine Land Cover (CLC) data for various time intervals, orthophotomaps (using the Web Map Service browsing service compliant with Open Geospatial Consortium standards), cadastral data, administrative decisions, data from the real estate market, spatial analyses and statistical modeling (linear, non-linear and stepwise regression). In general, the CLC data resolution enables analysis at regional or national levels. We used them innovatively at the local level because CLC data allowed us to notice the development of the area over time. Detailed research confirmed that, in the studied area, the conversion of agricultural land into developed areas results from economic factors. The division procedure increases the plot value by about 10%. However, the effects of uncontrolled urbanization, which we are currently dealing with, generate long term social and economic losses, difficulties in the labour market and may become a barrier to development.
Highlights
The turn of the 21st century was a period of accelerated antropogenization of space, mostly related to the emergence of scattered suburban development [1]
This phenomenon is associated with the globalization of the economy, launching market economy instruments [2,3,4] and speculative pressure on real estate markets [5]
These ongoing changes may pose a threat to areas with special natural values [6,7,8,9], resulting in a decrease in the surface of semi-natural areas
Summary
The turn of the 21st century was a period of accelerated antropogenization of space, mostly related to the emergence of scattered suburban development [1] This phenomenon is associated with the globalization of the economy, launching market economy instruments [2,3,4] and speculative pressure on real estate markets [5]. Urban sprawl will always result in land consumption [37] It can be limited [38] through the use of available tools for the optimal division of plots. An urban center has a strong impact on rural areas in terms of land use These areas are most often converted [39] into housing estates and traffic areas. Low profitability in agricultural areas is attributed to an incorrect division of plots and their excessive dispersion [45,46]
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