National Land Agency BPN - Republic of Indonesia (1995):
International Workshop on the Implementation of Rural Land Consolidation

10. Scope of Land Consolidation in Germany: Political and Structural Importance of the Development of Rural Areas through Land Reorganization

by Dr.-Ing. Karl Friedrich Thöne, Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry, Section of Land Development, Bonn

10.1 Abstract

Rural development in Germany - radical change in agricultural structure (German reunification, reform of the common agricultural policy of the European Union, problems in the country).

Principle of sustainable development under economical, social, ecological and spiritual aspects.

Aims and necessity of an integrated rural development.

Role of land consolidation as an instrument of realization and implementation.

Legal basis, organization, promotion and financing of land consolidation procedures in Germany.

Main tasks of land consolidation (examples) - measures to support agriculture and forestry, environmental protection and conservation, regional development, village renewal and infrastructure projects on a large scale.

Special land reorganization measures for the transformation of the former socialistic property system in East-Germany.