The Journal "Agriculture and Forestry"
Časopis "Poljoprivreda i šumarstvo"
- Since 1955 -
Year 2021, Volume 67 Issue 1 (31.03.2021)
| Year : | 2021 |
| Volume : | 67 |
| Issue : | 1 (31.03.2021) |
| Authors : | Branislav DRAŠKOVIĆ, Siniša BERJAN, Vesna MILIĆ, Branka GOVEDARICA, Adriana RADOSAVAC |
| Title : | STRUCTURE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND LOSSES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
| Abstract : | As the world's population grows, so does the pressure on agricultural land. Consequently, there is less and less agricultural land. Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the countries whose population is decreasing from year to year, partly owing to negative natural increase and partly owing to the migrations of young people to developed western countries. However, despite the depopulation trend, there has been a significant decline in agricultural land in the first two decades of the twenty-first century. The reasons should be sought in various socio-economic processes that crucially affect spatial development. In order to understand the changes that are happening in the field, the paper analyzes the structure of agricultural land losses in B&H based on the database of the European project CORINE Land Cover. In relation to the five main land cover categories (artificial surfaces, agricultural areas, forests and semi-natural areas, wetlands and water bodies), the data show that in the period from 2000 to 2018 artificial areas increased spatial coverage, forests and semi-natural areas as well, while agricultural land decreased. The aim of the research is to identify the spatially largest changes of agricultural land subclasses into other types of land cover, in order to determine the causes and areas with the most intense pressure. This is essential given the fact that agricultural land is becoming an increasingly important natural resource over time. Based on the recent demographic and socio-economic trends, it is to be expected that the trend of decreasing agricultural land will continue in the future, but with a reduced intensity. |
| For citation : | Draškovoć, B., Berjan, S., Milić, V., Govedarica, B., Radosavac, A. (2021): Structure of agricultural land losses in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Agriculture and Forestry, 67 (1): 91-101 |
| Keywords : | agricultural land, losses, B&H, CLC, CHA, database |
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