Article Title

The Potential Impact of Greening as a Directed Land Use on the Landscape Structure

Authors

Klaudia Máté, Szent István University, Department of Landscape Planning and Regional Development
László Kollányi, Szent István University, Department of Landscape Planning and Regional Development

Publication Date

2016

Abstract

The intensification of agricultural landscapes significantly sped up in the 20th century. The European Union created the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) with the objective of securing the productivity, the biodiversity and the ecological stability of agricultural landscapes. A new measure in the 2014 CAP Reform is “greening”. Its goal is to support agricultural activities which are beneficial to the climate and environment as well as to protect landscape elements which are important for ecosystems. The impact of this measure on the landscape structure is unpredictable.

In this study, we compare the earlier legislation to the current greening provisions in order to confirm whether the new measure is a step forward in maintaining biodiversity. Afterwards, we examine the greening process of an agriculture-dominated sample area in Hungary, and we draw conclusions regarding the events in the first half year of greening.

Recommended Citation

Máté, Klaudia and Kollányi, László (2016) "The Potential Impact of Greening as a Directed Land Use on the Landscape Structure," Proceedings of the Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning: Vol. 5: Iss. 1, Article 25.
Available at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/fabos/vol5/iss1/25