Comparison of designed different land reallocation models in land consolidation: A case study in Konya/Turkey

Land consolidation (LC) is the most favorable land management approach for solving agricultural land degradation. LC is essential for ensuring the economic viability of rural areas, facilitating environmental management, or rationalizing urban growth. LC projects consist of various steps. Land reallocation is the most important stage of LC studies and a tool which rearranges proprietary rights. For fast and efficient progress in projects, usage of computer technology has been essential. In this case study, designed two different land reallocation models (SDSS-based and GA-based land reallocation models) is compared for LC projects in reallocation of newly created regular size parcels to landowners. As a result of these comparisons, the GA-based model is some successful than the SDSS-based model in terms of average parcel size, number of parcels and average number of parcels per land-owner. The benefits derived from both models are much higher than conventional models. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.