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Accomplishment and subjectivity of GIS-based DRASTIC groundwater vulnerability assessment method: a review

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Australia, Brazil, Canada, United States of America, India, Russia, China
land cover
land management
Groundwater vulnerability assessment is an important task in water resources and land management. The most sophisticated among the vulnerability assessment techniques is the GIS-based DRASTIC model. However, despite its popularity, it is marred with excessive subjectivity glitches; little research has been conducted to address the shortcomings associated with this method. This study investigates various issues regarding the application of the GIS-based DRASTIC model through a critical review of relevant literatures.
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Assessing long-term spatial changes of natural habitats using old maps and archival sources: a case study from Central Europe

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Czech Republic
land cover
land use
Landscapes intensively farmed over a long time period represent a threat for natural habitats and high levels of biodiversity. Information on the historical land use and spatial changes of natural habitats can help to explain the causes of a number of contemporary phenomena, which are important for the development of effective conservation and ecosystem management.
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Bus stop, property price and land value tax: A multilevel hedonic analysis with quantile calibration

Land Use Policy Volume 42

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2015
Australia, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, United States of America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land tax
land use
property
research
Based on a multilevel and quantile hedonic analysis regarding the local public bus system and the prices of residential properties in Cardiff, Wales, we find strong evidence to support two research hypotheses: (a) the number of bus stops within walking distance (300–1500m) to a property is positively associated with the property's observed sale price, and (b) properties of higher market prices, compared with their cheaper counterparts, tend to benefit more from spatial proximity to the bus stop locations.
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Comparative analysis of the land fragmentation and its impact on the farm management in some eu countries and Moldova

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Moldova
Land & Investments
land productivity
The paper presents selected problems of farm management in terms of fragmented agriculture. The problem of land fragmentation was exemplified by the three countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The main purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness of selected indicators of agricultural production in the three selected countries. For the analysis, the data on the concentration indexes was selected: Lorenz concentration coefficient, the Gini index, and territorial concentration coefficient (Gini C and Stuck formula).
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Complex of actions for creation of economic prerequisites for activization of a turn of agricultural grounds

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Russia
Land & Investments
land distribution
land markets
land policies
land economics
The condition of the market for of lands of agricultural purpose in modern Russia is analyzed and the complex of actions for economic prerequisites creation for activization of farm land rotation is offered. The state has to undertake urgently measures to increase the control not only over intended use of lands and their involvement in an agricultural rotation, but also over agriculture rationality. The international experience shows the active usage of land resources as pledge. Removal of obstacles of pledge transactions development is also needed in Russia.
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CREATING SECURITY ZONES AROUND THE LAND OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANSE

Peer-reviewed publication
October, 2015
Ukraine
cadastres
land cover mapping
Problems features on establishment of protection zones around the lands of historical and cultural significance are overlooked in this article. An order of development projects on land management restrictions and encumbrance’s protection zones around
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DEMOGRAPHIC PROBLEMS OF UKRAINIAN VILLAGE AND THE NECESSITY OF THEIR CARTOGRAPHIC MODELING (EXAMPLE KYIV REGION)

Peer-reviewed publication
October, 2015
Ukraine
cadastres
land cover mapping
The article discusses the demographic
problems of village territories of Ukraine,
their impact on rural development in general.
The ways of overcoming these problems,
grounded approaches to their cartographic
modeling, shows the possible prospects of
development of villages.
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Dynamics of development of the regulatory framework for land resources management in Ukraine

Peer-reviewed publication
March, 2015
Ukraine
cadastres
land cover mapping
The dynamics of the regulatory
framework of land resources in Ukraine.
The consequences of the adoption of legal
acts by the time of independence. Found a
problem in land law and proposed
solutions.
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Environmental and economic evaluation of land use environmental included as structural elements in system ecological network Ukraine

Peer-reviewed publication
October, 2015
Ukraine
cadastres
land cover mapping
Done approaches to study ecological and economic assessment of environmental efficiency of land use, which included as a structural element in the system of ecological network of Ukraine. In particular, the proposed systematic approach to evaluating three different areas of conservation land.
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Environmental problems of land resources management and land use in the process of implementation of land reform in Ukraine

Peer-reviewed publication
October, 2015
Ukraine
cadastres
land cover mapping
The effects of the land reform in Ukraine were analyzed. Inefficiency land management and land use was established. The ways to
overcome them in the new economic conditions were proposed.