Multifunctionality of Farms – the Effects on Land Use Change
One of the main goal of the rural development researches is to find such trajectories which have positive impact on human welfare without negative effects on natural resources. In this paper we investigate, if multifunctionality of farms can be a sustainable development trajectory, focusing on lan...
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| description | One of the main goal of the rural development researches is to find such trajectories which have positive
impact on human welfare without negative effects on natural resources. In this paper we investigate, if
multifunctionality of farms can be a sustainable development trajectory, focusing on land use. The aim
of the study is to show links between different development paths and their impact on land use intensity
at the farm household level. The research bases on the 30 structured in depth interviews conducted in
Bavarian Mittelgebirge – Germany, during which the farmers or former farmers reported the 60 years
farm’s history. The results show the general trend to extensify land use and prove that the larger farms
are more active in provision of new function that their peers with smaller farm size. The broadening
strategy is the only multifunctional form which ensures the extensive land use approach. This retrospective
study can be useful for regions with fragmented agriculture, big share of family farms and highland
landscape like south Poland, Rumanian or Slovak highlands, where the natural constraints in agriculture
encourage to search for such development paths, which do not exceed the environmental limits while
ensuring the socio-economical welfare of inhabitants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2205595cb6004083b53d765f31fd29b32022-12-22T04:03:28ZengWydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu WarszawskiegoProblemy Zarządzania1644-95842300-87922019-01-01166(79)108127DOI:10.7172/1644-9584.79.501.3001.0013.3369Multifunctionality of Farms – the Effects on Land Use ChangeZofia Sawicka0Natalia Ratajczyk1Faculty of Management, University of WarsawDepartment of Geobotany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of ódOne of the main goal of the rural development researches is to find such trajectories which have positive impact on human welfare without negative effects on natural resources. In this paper we investigate, if multifunctionality of farms can be a sustainable development trajectory, focusing on land use. The aim of the study is to show links between different development paths and their impact on land use intensity at the farm household level. The research bases on the 30 structured in depth interviews conducted in Bavarian Mittelgebirge – Germany, during which the farmers or former farmers reported the 60 years farm’s history. The results show the general trend to extensify land use and prove that the larger farms are more active in provision of new function that their peers with smaller farm size. The broadening strategy is the only multifunctional form which ensures the extensive land use approach. This retrospective study can be useful for regions with fragmented agriculture, big share of family farms and highland landscape like south Poland, Rumanian or Slovak highlands, where the natural constraints in agriculture encourage to search for such development paths, which do not exceed the environmental limits while ensuring the socio-economical welfare of inhabitants.https://pz.wz.uw.edu.pl/resources/html/article/details?id=191113multifunctionality of farmsland usefragmented agriculturebavaria |
| spellingShingle | Zofia Sawicka Natalia Ratajczyk Multifunctionality of Farms – the Effects on Land Use Change Problemy Zarządzania multifunctionality of farms land use fragmented agriculture bavaria |
| title | Multifunctionality of Farms – the Effects on Land Use Change |
| title_full | Multifunctionality of Farms – the Effects on Land Use Change |
| title_fullStr | Multifunctionality of Farms – the Effects on Land Use Change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multifunctionality of Farms – the Effects on Land Use Change |
| title_short | Multifunctionality of Farms – the Effects on Land Use Change |
| title_sort | multifunctionality of farms the effects on land use change |
| topic | multifunctionality of farms land use fragmented agriculture bavaria |
| url | https://pz.wz.uw.edu.pl/resources/html/article/details?id=191113 |
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