Financial arrangements in land consolidation : a visual method for valuation explained
Gerjan Meijer & Nyncke Emmens
Rural land consolidation projects can be diverse in their objectives. Some aim only at improving farming conditions for a few farmers. Other projects aim to improve infrastructure or to create new nature reserves. Often projects have multi-purpose goals. With these multipurpose goals more parties benefit from the result and in these kinds of complex projects the role of the government is substantial. In The Netherlands there are two types of land consolidation as described in the Dutch rural development act (Wet Inrichting Landelijk Gebied; 2007). The two types are voluntary reallotment and formal land consolidation. Next to the big difference of being voluntary or mandatory there is also a big difference in the complexity of legislation and guidelines about financial arrangements. In this paper we aim to explain how the financial arrangements are made and determined. The Dutch rural development act (Wet Inrichting Landelijk Gebied; 2007) defines the two different types of land consolidation and its procedures. Next to an elaboration about the practice in the Netherlands of funding land consolidation projects this paper will focus on the method used. The method used ensures that the costs are divided in such way that those who benefit more from land consolidation pay more than those who do not. The framework for dividing cost is set in the rural development act. The method is based on experience.
Event: Symposium on Land Consolidation and Readjustment for Sustainable Development
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