Assessment of Land Consolidation Processes from an Environmental Approach: Considerations Related to the Type of Intervention and the Structure of Farms
The process of Land Consolidation (LC) is deemed an important instrument of rural development in many countries, where it contributes to the economic development and viability of their rural areas. This paper aims to analyze three areas of Castilla y León in Northwestern Spain, all having similar ag...
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| author | Óscar Ramírez del Palacio Salvador Hernández-Navarro Luis Fernando Sánchez-Sastre Ignacio Alonso Fernández-Coppel Valentín Pando-Fernández |
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| description | The process of Land Consolidation (LC) is deemed an important instrument of rural development in many countries, where it contributes to the economic development and viability of their rural areas. This paper aims to analyze three areas of Castilla y León in Northwestern Spain, all having similar agronomic features. The above areas have recently undergone LC processes. This research proves LC can contribute to reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) using the rationalization introduced in the layout of the agrarian exploitations. For this purpose, this paper analyzes the effects of LC actions on the size, shape, and level of scattering of the owners affected and compares the energy consumption in every journey from the exploitation to each plot, as well as the number of row-end turnings within the plots. GHG reductions present significant differences depending on the LC technique carried out, the size of the area consolidated, and the different degrees of intensification of agricultural exploitations. Through the three LC projects analyzed, a reduction in GHG emissions of 23.60% in SA1, 11.46% in SA2, and 9.85% in SA3 would have been obtained. In total, 1067.34 t CO<sub>2</sub> of GHG emissions would have been mitigated. In the light of the results obtained, LC can be considered an efficient process in the strategy of GHG reduction, all in line with the current commitments derived from the Paris Agreement. It is also necessary to continue to research the structure and importance of the consumption of fossil fuels in farming and its possible link to emission reduction policies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-24978ab3258341e0b90c448067e5d46b2023-11-23T15:11:34ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952022-06-01126142410.3390/agronomy12061424Assessment of Land Consolidation Processes from an Environmental Approach: Considerations Related to the Type of Intervention and the Structure of FarmsÓscar Ramírez del Palacio0Salvador Hernández-Navarro1Luis Fernando Sánchez-Sastre2Ignacio Alonso Fernández-Coppel3Valentín Pando-Fernández4Departamento de Ingeniería Agrícola y Forestal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenierías Agrarias, Universidad de Valladolid, 34004 Palencia, SpainDepartamento de Ingeniería Agrícola y Forestal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenierías Agrarias, Universidad de Valladolid, 34004 Palencia, SpainDepartamento CMeIM/EGI/ICGF/IM/IPF, Área de Ingeniería Cartográfica, Geodésica y Fotogrametría, Escuela de Ingeniería de la Industria Forestal, Agronómica y de la Bioenergía, Universidad de Valladolid, 42004 Soria, SpainDepartamento CMeIM/EGI/ICGF/IM/IPF, Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales, Universidad de Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid, SpainDepartamento de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenierías Agrarias, Universidad de Valladolid, 34004 Palencia, SpainThe process of Land Consolidation (LC) is deemed an important instrument of rural development in many countries, where it contributes to the economic development and viability of their rural areas. This paper aims to analyze three areas of Castilla y León in Northwestern Spain, all having similar agronomic features. The above areas have recently undergone LC processes. This research proves LC can contribute to reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) using the rationalization introduced in the layout of the agrarian exploitations. For this purpose, this paper analyzes the effects of LC actions on the size, shape, and level of scattering of the owners affected and compares the energy consumption in every journey from the exploitation to each plot, as well as the number of row-end turnings within the plots. GHG reductions present significant differences depending on the LC technique carried out, the size of the area consolidated, and the different degrees of intensification of agricultural exploitations. Through the three LC projects analyzed, a reduction in GHG emissions of 23.60% in SA1, 11.46% in SA2, and 9.85% in SA3 would have been obtained. In total, 1067.34 t CO<sub>2</sub> of GHG emissions would have been mitigated. In the light of the results obtained, LC can be considered an efficient process in the strategy of GHG reduction, all in line with the current commitments derived from the Paris Agreement. It is also necessary to continue to research the structure and importance of the consumption of fossil fuels in farming and its possible link to emission reduction policies.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/6/1424greenhouse gasesmitigationemission reductionfossil fuelsland consolidationCastilla and León |
| spellingShingle | Óscar Ramírez del Palacio Salvador Hernández-Navarro Luis Fernando Sánchez-Sastre Ignacio Alonso Fernández-Coppel Valentín Pando-Fernández Assessment of Land Consolidation Processes from an Environmental Approach: Considerations Related to the Type of Intervention and the Structure of Farms Agronomy greenhouse gases mitigation emission reduction fossil fuels land consolidation Castilla and León |
| title | Assessment of Land Consolidation Processes from an Environmental Approach: Considerations Related to the Type of Intervention and the Structure of Farms |
| title_full | Assessment of Land Consolidation Processes from an Environmental Approach: Considerations Related to the Type of Intervention and the Structure of Farms |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Land Consolidation Processes from an Environmental Approach: Considerations Related to the Type of Intervention and the Structure of Farms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Land Consolidation Processes from an Environmental Approach: Considerations Related to the Type of Intervention and the Structure of Farms |
| title_short | Assessment of Land Consolidation Processes from an Environmental Approach: Considerations Related to the Type of Intervention and the Structure of Farms |
| title_sort | assessment of land consolidation processes from an environmental approach considerations related to the type of intervention and the structure of farms |
| topic | greenhouse gases mitigation emission reduction fossil fuels land consolidation Castilla and León |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/6/1424 |
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