Изменения урбанизированного ландшафта Вильнюсского района Литовской республики

Abstract

In Vilnius district built-up areas are increasing, the number of farms is growing every year, despite the fact that the land here is not fertile and is sandy, however agriculture is the dominant activity. It is believed that the implementation and preparation of the rural development projects for the selection of construction sites for farmsteads and (or) agricultural activities have certain influence on this process. While planning agricultural and rural development, it is necessary to take into account the regulatory options of the rational use of agricultural land. The aim of the research was to analyze the urbanized landscape change in Vilnius district. The study covers the period between the years 2009 and 2014. The study used to perform statistical, literary and comparative analysis, inventory, data systematization, graphic modeling and logical abstract methods. The results showed that during the analyzed period the urbanized areas of agricultural land increased the most, these areas have increased by 593.26 hectares (30 percent of the total built-up area). It is influenced by the rural development projects for the selection of the construction site for farmstead and (or) agricultural activities. During the period between the years 2013 and 2015, 367 such projects were approved in Vilnius district, the majority of which (55 percent) were prepared in land plots with an area not exceeding 1 ha.With the help of correlation analysis it was determined that neither soil productivity nor the distance to Vilnius city had significant effect on the scope of the approved projects. In order to ensure the rational use of land and at the same time to limit the chaotic development of urbanized areas, it is important to ensure that the land would be used for its intended purpose, land assigned to residential areas would be used only as a residential and favorable conditions would be created for cost-efficient and sustainable family farms in agricultural land.