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Agricultural land cover changes in metropolitan areas of Poland for the period 1990–2012

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  • Nalej Marta

    (Departament of Geoinformation, Institute of Urban Geography and Tourism Studies, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, University of Lodz, Poland)

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Agricultural land covers more than half the area of metropolitan areas in Poland, and is therefore particularly prone to the influences of the processes associated with their development. The aim of the study was to analyse changes in agricultural land cover within the metropolitan areas of Poland for the years 1990–2012; and to capture their dynamics, types and directions. The percentage share of the total study area, for each of the forms of agricultural land cover and their changes were traced, with the spatial distribution of the changes also being determined. The results of the study show that in metropolitan areas, agricultural land cover is undergoing transformations that do not result in the loss of agricultural lands, or that involve a decrease in surface area due to their change into anthropogenic forms of land cover. The greatest transitions occurred between 2000 and 2006 and were observed in the outer zones of metropolitan areas.

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  • Nalej Marta, 2016. "Agricultural land cover changes in metropolitan areas of Poland for the period 1990–2012," Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, Sciendo, vol. 20(2), pages 39-45, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:mgrsod:v:20:y:2016:i:2:p:39-45:n:3
    DOI: 10.1515/mgrsd-2016-0005
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    1. Pepliński, Benedykt, 2020. "Changes In The Location Of Cow Herds In Poland In Light Of Sinclair’S Location Theories," Roczniki (Annals), Polish Association of Agricultural Economists and Agribusiness - Stowarzyszenie Ekonomistow Rolnictwa e Agrobiznesu (SERiA), vol. 2020(1).

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