A study of the benefits of land consolidation processes in selected cadastral precincts in Poland
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Department of Land Surveying, University of Agriculture in Krakow
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Submission date: 2025-08-22
Acceptance date: 2025-09-02
Publication date: 2025-11-15
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Monika Mika
Wydział Inżynierii Środowiska i Geodezji, Katedra Geodezji, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland
Geomatics, Landmanagement and Landscape 2025;(3)
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Land consolidation is an agricultural management procedure aimed at creating more favourable conditions for agricultural and forestry production by improving land configuration. This analysis provides a description of the benefits of consolidating land in two adjacent cadastral precincts located in Miechów County, Małopolskie Voivodeship. The study was conducted thanks to reliable and up-to-date documents on the course and results of the consolidation process provided by the Krakow Office of Geodesy and Agricultural Land in Krakow. The study showed that, in addition to individual benefits, the consolidation process in the studied villages also brought significant benefits to the general population. The consolidation process enabled the implementation of a series of modernization projects to the network of access roads to the fields, significantly impacting the working conditions of farmers. Moreover, a tangible result of the land consolidation work was the improvement of cadastral plot boundaries and a reduction in their number. Following the land consolidation survey, post-consolidation development was undertaken, including the repair or construction of municipal roads and improvement of water conditions. The research confirmed existing knowledge about the benefits of land consolidation. It offers real opportunities to improve the well-being of residents in a village, in both social, economic, and legal aspects, through optimising the spatial structure of land and regulating legal and technical ownership relations.