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Relationship Between the Integral Indicator of Soil Quality and the Cadastral Value of Agricultural Lands

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  • Elena Bykowa

    (Department of Land Management and Cadastres, Saint Petersburg Mining University, 21-Line, 2, Saint Petersburg 199106, Russia)

  • Tatyana Banikevich

    (Department of Land Management and Cadastres, Saint Petersburg Mining University, 21-Line, 2, Saint Petersburg 199106, Russia)

Abstract

In the current conditions of development of the country’s market economy, the methodological support for cadastral land valuation requires effective modernization and improvement of the existing mechanisms for determining cadastral value for a fair distribution of land tax among landowners. In this regard, the aim of the study was to develop a methodology for taking into account the qualitative state of soils in the cadastral valuation of agricultural lands in the conditions of an active land market, as well as to modernize the method for taking into account the quality of soils within the framework of the income approach in the conditions of a depressed land market. The study was conducted based on a set of scientific methods: the analytical method was used to conduct an analysis of the scientific review of the problem area and to substantiate the relevance of the study, a cycle of laboratory experiments was conducted using mechanical and chemical analyses, the construction of thematic maps was carried out using the dispersion method, the regression modeling method was used to determine the cadastral value of garden plots, and the land rent capitalization method was used to calculate the cadastral value of agricultural land. Research results were as follows: Methodological recommendations were provided for taking into account the quality of soils in the form of an integral indicator of physical and chemical properties in the model for calculating the specific indicator of cadastral value (SICV) of garden and vegetable lands in the conditions of an active land market. The method of accounting for the qualitative state of soil fertility in the form of a weighted quality score of an agricultural land plot was modernized when determining the specific gross income within the framework of the land rent capitalization method used to calculate the SICV. Based on field work and laboratory experiments, current indicators of soil fertility status were obtained, and soil quality scores for Saint Petersburg were calculated. The possibility of using an integral indicator (soil quality score) as a cost factor instead of a large number of fertility status indicators was proven. Also, models for calculating the SICV of garden and vegetable plots were built for the conditions of an active land market, according to which the cadastral value of land plots in Saint Petersburg was calculated for subsequent land taxation. For agricultural lands, using the example of a land plot of a high-commodity agricultural enterprise (Leningrad Region), the cadastral value was also calculated using the proposed income approach method. The scientific significance of the study lies in the improvement of the methodological foundations of cadastral valuation, as well as the technology of taking into account the quality of soils when calculating the cadastral value. The practical significance of the study lies in the applicability of the results of soil quality assessment and models for calculating the SICV for land taxation; individual market valuation for lending, purchase, and sale; lease of agricultural land; and allocation of land plots on account of a land share. In the area of developing a set of melioration measures on agricultural lands, including the development and implementation of agricultural technologies and technical means to improve soil fertility, the results of laboratory studies to determine the physical and chemical properties of soils can be used. The obtained soil quality scores for Saint Petersburg are also applicable to identifying unused and degraded lands for their transfer to other types of use.

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  • Elena Bykowa & Tatyana Banikevich, 2025. "Relationship Between the Integral Indicator of Soil Quality and the Cadastral Value of Agricultural Lands," Land, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-24, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:14:y:2025:i:5:p:941-:d:1642851
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