Oct 14, 2015 - Land Consolidation in the Netherlands. ⢠Approach was critisised in the seventies: - too much attention
Modern Land Consolidation for Sustainable Development
Christiaan Lemmen Marije Louwsma and Jan van Roekel Netherlands Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency – Kadaster Zagreb, Croatia, October 14th 2015
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Agenda • • • •
Cadastre Netherlands Land Consolidation in the Netherlands Information management Some observations and remarks
Netherlands Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency
Land Consolidation in the Netherlands • • • •
First trial around 1900 Fragmentation Result: bigger plots, better infrastructure and watermanagement Final conclusion: “even the biggest opponents recognised the positve impact….”
Land Consolidation in the Netherlands • This succes resulted in the first land consolidation act 1924 • Decisions by majority • Main purpose: concentration of fragmented lands to big plots
Land Consolidation in the Netherlands • New act in 1954: improvement of agricultural structure • Reallocation of people/land relationships, reallocation of farms, new farms, concentration of farmlands, better watermanagement, improved infrastructure • Mechanisation • Food security • Huge impact
Land Consolidation in the Netherlands • Approach was critisised in the seventies: - too much attention to agriculture - pressure from society: nature, landscape, openair recreation to be included • New Land Consolidation act in 1985: - integral improvement of several functions
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Land Consolidation in the Netherlands •
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2007: Rural Land Development Act - Decentralisation: provinces take the lead - From many budgets to one budget Several legal instruments under one umbrella Instruments: – Voluntary approach – Legal reallotment
Land Consolidation Livelihood Farming Nature and landscape Environment Water management Infrastructure
Procedure for land consolidation Execution of works
Plan
Decision
Inventory of rights + valuation of the land
Re-allocation plan
Implementation
Financial Arrangements
Registratioin
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Land Consolidation in The Netherlands
Before ...
… After
Voluntary re-allotment • Participation on voluntary basis:
Participation
Participation – work sessions with farmers
Participation
Legal Land Consolidation: what can be achieved?
Improvement of Agricultural Structure
Agricultural structure before reallotment
Land Consolidation – The Netherlands
Improvement of Agricultural Structure High level of exchange!
Agricultural structure after reallotment
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Regional Development Advice & Support Property exchange, land consolidation Support in infrastructure design
Track planner
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Land Consolidation: nature development Land Acquired for development “new nature”
Land Consolidation: nature development Allocation of nature areas
Green
Flood Protection Combination of: – nature restoration – sand mining – increasement of river dynamics
Determines: Quality of agricultural parcel structure per area Indication of financial benefits after improvement
How
Spatial multicriteria analysis: Average % of parcel with farm buildings Average % of parcels at a distance Average number of parcels at a distance Average size of parcels at a distance
Why
To commence bottum up initiatives
When
Launched in september 2013
Rural land consolidation Analogue form
Web-based portal
Croatia – Some observations • Fragmentation • Older farmers • Abandoned land
Croatia - Some observations • Integrated approach • Efficiency is related to tools and available information: re-allocation models, participation portals, link to the land market • Information quality: fit-for-purpose • Land consolidation supports land titling
Croatia - Some observations • What are the costs of not having 400.000ha consolidated….
Croatia - Some observations • • • • • • •
Need for a strategy Young people back to the farms Enlarge size of farms New farms Focus: land users Land market will be open soon Experience from other countries
Croatia - Some observations • Land Bank – State Lands
Sustainability
• Find a balance between development and conservation issues • Consider the attractiveness of rural areas for future generations