A comparative analysis of senior expert experiences with land consolidation projects and programs in Europe

How land consolidation is executed in practice varies in history and differs from country to country. This article aims at describing these variations and analysing how and why these variations occurby seeking howexperienced land consolidatorshave done this. This article provides an analysis of theirexperiences, captured through so-called narrative vignettes, i.e. short personal stories of experiences, opinions and perceptions. From the analysis we infer that land consolidation has adapted and reinvented itself over time, and experiences from different countries have brought more insights in the bottlenecks, limitations, opportunities and requirements for land consolidation. Despite regional differences in preferences,attitudes and opinions about whether land consolidation is an appropriate instrument, there seems to be some consensus that land consolidation projects should currently be highly pragmatically oriented, whereby one has to be very sensitive to the needs and characteristics of local contexts and stakes, and whereby one needs to be very clear on both short-term and long-term wins. From a methodological point of view we conclude that gathering experiences of senior officials through narrative vignettes is meaningful to get the better understanding of daily practices. Such experiences are highly relevant for practical work which does not only depend on how to regulate processes, but also on how to use the right instruments, regulations and human insights at which point in time and at which location.      «

How land consolidation is executed in practice varies in history and differs from country to country. This article aims at describing these variations and analysing how and why these variations occurby seeking howexperienced land consolidatorshave done this. This article provides an analysis of theirexperiences, captured through so-called narrative vignettes, i.e. short personal stories of experiences, opinions and perceptions. From the analysis we infer that land consolidation has adapted and r...     »