Evaluating the development potential of farms on urban outskirts: Methodology

Abstract

This article presents a methodology for evaluating the development potential of farms on urban outskirts, which forms an important basis for long-term (spatial) planning of the development of Slovenian agriculture. It uses publically available spatial and statistical data, and analyzes and evaluates the characteristics of farms that show their future development potential and tendencies: vitality and stability, potential to expand, potential for conflicts, quality and structure of farmland, and effects of spatial planning and special protection measures on their development potential. this methodology is used to evaluate farms on urban outskirts, where development factors differ from those in areas with less favorable farming conditions.