ABSTRACT
Farmland in Europe is subject to competition on its use, control and function, on both its tangible and intangible determinants. As a result of farmers’ retirement, change of jobs, or farm bankruptcy, an ongoing trend of land concentration due to acquisitions within the primary sector is occurring across Europe. In a country like Italy, trends in land values are conditioned by the land’s potential: on the one hand, the land market is stagnant in inner and so-called marginal areas with low and stable land prices; on the other hand, there is an upward trend in land prices in fertile plains and in economically dynamic territories, also considering alternative land uses. The desk-based analysis framed the information acquired from primary sources. The study scrutinised policy documents, mass media articles and online news pertinent to land access and urban agriculture in Rome, including internal social organisation documents and press releases.
