ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF LAND USE: PRODUCTIVITY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES, AND LAND PARCEL DIVISION

Abstract

This study focuses on the issues of environmentally sustainable land use and its economic efficiency. The paper examines the theoretical and methodological foundations for ensuring the sustainable development of land resources and analyzes the natural and economic conditions of land use in the Krasnograd district of the Kharkiv region. The relevance of this research is driven by the need to implement environmentally safe land use as a crucial component of sustainable development. Rational use of land resources contributes to increased productivity, soil fertility preservation, and minimization of negative environmental impacts. The study employs methods of system analysis, cartographic modeling, economic-statistical assessment, and comparative approaches to determine land use efficiency. The primary focus is on optimizing the structure of agricultural land, implementing modern soil cultivation technologies, reducing anthropogenic pressure, and ensuring the rational use of land resources. The practical significance of the study lies in the development of recommendations that can be used by local governments, agricultural enterprises and environmental organizations. The proposed project solutions include changes in the structure of crop rotation, measures to prevent soil erosion, improving land allocation for farm buildings and other approaches to rational land use. The results obtained can be adapted to other regions with similar natural and economic conditions.