Author(s):
1. Jelena Cvijanović, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2. Rokvic Gordana, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract:
The aim of this work is to present a synthesized view of land resources in the municipality Prnjavor as the basis for sustainable development of rural areas. The theme was selected due to the necessity of seeing the available land capacity of the Municipality, precened the access to the rational use of land a non-renewable natural resource, with potentially rapidrate and a really slow process of formation and regeneration. The land that is irreplaceable condition for rural development, should be adequately protected and rationally used and at the sametime explore the possibilities of its use in the development of various activities and purposes that contribute to the rural development. The aim and the expected result of the research conducted is to familiar with the situation and the problems that threaten this resource and define the actions to be taken for the adequate development and protection of agricultural land, in order to preserve the land fund and to increase its production capacity, rational use and organization of economically sustainable agricultural production. Sustainable management of agricultural land contributes to sustainable rural development, and the aim is to achieve a balance between the three main elements of sustainability: economic, social and environmental. As a method of research willre used theoretical methods, definition, classification, induction, deduction, analysis, synthesis, then historical and comparative method of analysis to research more detail the methodology of collecting and processing data on land resources in the municipality Prnjavor.

Key words:
land resources, sustainable management, rural development

Thematic field:
Agrarna ekonomija i ruralni razvoj/ Agroeconomy an

Date of abstract submission:
25.01.2013.

Number of visits:
381

Conference:
II međunarodni simpozijum i 18-to naučno-stručno savjetovanje agronoma Republike Srpske