Parcellation (Noun)
Meaning
The division into parcels; "the increasing parcellation of land with every generation".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The growing trend of land ownership fragmentation has led to the parcellation of large tracts of land into small, uneconomical plots.
- As families grow and descendants inherit land, the parcellation of ancestral estates becomes unavoidable, often resulting in overly divided holdings.
- Environmental concerns arise from the parcellation of wild habitats into smaller, isolated areas, making conservation efforts increasingly difficult.
- Historically, the parcellation of land has followed the passage of generations, resulting in a complex patchwork of ownership across the region.
- Farmers struggle to maintain economic viability in the face of land parcellation, where smaller parcels of arable land make large-scale cultivation unsustainable.