Land consolidation (LC) is an activity that brings numerous benefits to rural areas. However, being resource demanding, the LC requires a decision on where it should be provided or where the limited resources should be distributed in order to maximize its effects. In order to avoid the subjective decision maker’s preferences, optimization methods for identifying the priorities are recommended. Bearing in mind that every optimization method could give different results, we proposed the utilization of multiple optimization methods for ranking the cadastral municipalities which are candidates for providing LC. In this research, the main aim was to find if it is possible to avoid the subjective decision making in cadastral municipalities (CM) as a candidate for LC ranking by utilizing the statistical approach. Additionally, in this research, the analysis was provided, varying the number of optimization criteria. In this research, two assumptions were adopted: (1) every single optimization method has the same weight, and (2) the differences between different ranks are results of random errors. After determining the average ranking of a certain cadastral municipality, its interval of ranking is calculated by using the Student’s distribution. Cadastral municipalities that belong within the interval of available resources are candidates for providing LC. In the case study, fifteen cadastral municipalities were researched, including eight and ten criteria for optimization, and results showed that there are significant differences between ranks of cadastral municipalities varying depending on the method utilized.

An analysis of profitability and effects of land consolidation (LC) projects has been made in this paper. The measurable effects of land consolidation resulting from land consolidation goals such as: increase of average area of parcel, decrease of average number of parcels per participant as well as the change in the area of road and canal networks after the land consolidation projects were considered. Profitability was analysed from the aspect of return on investments and net present value of investment in land consolidation. Materials and methods for this study encompass a representative sample from Vojvodina, a part of the Republic of Serbia which is flatland and predominately orientated to agricultural production. The study results indicate that the effects of land consolidation are good and that land consolidation projects are highly profitable.

U ovome radu prikazani su rezultati analize realizacije poljozaštitnih šumskih pojaseva u postupku komasacije. Istraživanjem su obuhvaćena tri karakteristična projekta komasacije u Autonomnoj pokrajini Vojvodini, kroz čije...

In this paper is presented effects of land consolidation in several cadastral municipalities of the municipality of Vršac. The subject of the research were KO Veliko Središte, KO Uljma, KO Izbište and KO Vlajkovac. In the experimental part of the paper, based on the collected data, a comparative analysis of the state of cadastralmunicipalities before and after the land consolidation and a discussion of the results.

Land consolidation is predominantly considered a tool for consolidating fragmented land into larger plots with the aim of grouping land ownership. This process is very complex and encompasses different, predominantly positive, influences on agricultural land and agricultural production. The exceptional significance of the agricultural land ownership rearrangement process lies in increasing the water regime in an area where land consolidation is planned. In this research, the theoretical aspects of land consolidation and possible irrigation system designs were considered. The changing of hydrological conditions and the issues related to groundwater regime changes were investigated using some available data in the Vojvodina region, Republic of Serbia.