Most of the socially and economically declining regions of Hungary are situated along the national borders. The A. investigates the historical development and the future perspectives of one of these regions, streching along the nort-eastern borders
Degree of human transformation of landscapes : a case study from Hungary
Ecology ; Human impact ; Hungary ; Impact ; Land use ; Landscape ; Microregion
In the study the CORINE land use categories were used to identify the scale of human impact on the landscapes. The test area covered 12 natural microregions in north-eastern Hungary. - (AM)
reconstruction for the last interglacial/glacial cycle. Based on this combined luminescence dating study a new chronology is proposed for the Young Loess in Hungary.
In this paper authors highlight some of the most important features of the economic and social change in Hungary which have taken place since 1989. Among others political, economic and social factors that have influenced the post-socialist
This paper discusses the consequences of the ongoing transformation process in term of migration in Hungary. Author investigates migration flows towards the Hungarian capital, provincial capitals, towns and rural areas using life-course approach. He
Spatial relationship of urbanization and changes of land use structure in Geographical essays in Hungary.
There is a spatial connection between the intensity of land use and the degree of urbanization in Hungary. The correlation between the high ratio of urbanization and gardens is a special, although not unprecedented, feature in Hungary. The regional
Centralisation ; Hungary ; Transport ; Transport system
An investigation of the regional problems of Hungary's transport system. The A. attributes the present extreme centrality of Hungary's transport system partly to political and economic interests, and the effects of the Trianon peace treaty. - (JS)
Magyarorszag kornyezetvédelmi politikaja Environmental protection policy in Hungary
The environmental-protectional potentials of Hungary are not favourable. The protection of environment is the organic part of the economic activity. The effectiveness can be imagined only by the collaboration of the whole society
There are almost 2000 caves in Hungary. The first part of the volume reviews the history of their exploration and the second presents the major caves, their origin, description of passages, geographical environment and touristic importance. The book
Environmental geomorphology in Hungary in Environmental and dynamic geomorphology.
The double aim of geomorphology in Hungary (its impact on the main factors of the physical environment and on land use and economy on the one hand and the effects of relief instability and dynamic disequilibria on human activity on the other
Climate as a changing component of landscape : recent evidence and projections for Hungary
Climate ; Climatic variation ; Climatic warming ; Global change ; Hungary ; Model ; Precipitation ; Temperature ; Thematic mapping ; Time series
In this paper long-term means of monthly temperatures and precipitations in Hungary from 50- and 40-year periods on the one hand and 30- and 10-year intervals of the latter 40-year period are compared. Maps of expected future climates are analysed
for the 230 microregions of Hungary and scenarios for 1 K hemispherical warming are also presented.
Foreign direct investment in Hungary : the effects on the modernization of the manufacturing industry and the demand for labor
Foreign investment ; Hungary ; Industry ; Investment ; Labour market ; Modernization ; Privatisation
in Hungary turned out to be successful. Partly as a result of foreign investments, Hungary has been able to integrate into the West European economy substantially, after being locked in the socialist spheres of influence for forty years. - (AGD)
Business based on local initiative in rural areas in Hungary
Business district ; Economic model ; Entrepreneurship ; Hungary ; Middle class ; Privatisation ; Rural area ; Rural development ; Years 1980-89
The paper presented change in rural areas in Hungary after political change in 1990. This process started around capital city in the 1980s, and expanded to the whole Hungary after the privatization of the formerly state-owned flats