Relation of tourism and competitiveness from the point of view of landscape planning in the Börzsöny and the Hanság

The nowadays so fashionable concept of competitiveness can be considered in the case of rural areas and landscapes as the ability of the stakeholders of the area for utilizing their landscape resources for enhancing life quality ensuring the requirements of sustainability. On the other hand nowadays tourism is the most characteristic landscape forming factor, the beautiful landscape is the most important tourist attraction. We are looking for the regional contexts of the tourism and the competitiveness in this study

Land-use characteristics of urban sprawl around Hungarian middle-sized towns

The urbanisation of Central Eastern European Countries is low compared to the Western European examples: The rate of the surfaces affected by urbanisation is 0.14%, in the Czech Republic and 0.11% in Slovakia and Hungary(Feranec et al. 2010). The growth of new artificial surfaces (defined by Bossard et al. (2000) Nomenclature main category Nr.1) and land consumption increased after 1990, particularly in the urban catchment area (Hardi et al. 2020; Cieslak et al. 2020; etc.). Only a few studies – highlighted the capitals and cities – deal with exact spatial aspects of urban sprawl in post-socialist countries and provide evidence to spatial planning and regulation. In present study we aimed to answer the following questions: What are the most important functions of new artificial areas after the regime change in Hungarian middle-sized town and their neighbourhood? Can the urban sprawl be explained by demographic changes in study area? What kind of natural, semi-natural or agricultural areas are affected by urban sprawl? Which zones have the most intensive growth in new artificial surfaces? To answer the questions CORINE Land Cover Change (CLC CHA) geodatabase and statistical data between 1990 and 2018 were analysed, illustrated, and interpreted for 12 Hungarian middle-sized town and their catchment areas. The first results suggest that the tendency of urban sprawl is different from the aspects of demography. Also, the authors would like to draw the attention on the importance of motorway construction in consumption of natural land and weak protection of arable land with excellent production conditions and Natura 2000 areas. Recent study provides information to regional planning by repelling the function of areas affected by land consumption

Green infrastructure as a tool of rural development

The aim of this paper is to highlight the importance of the green infrastructure (G1) in rural development. GFs multifunctionality could contribute to the achievement of a number of policy aims of rural development. The green infrastructure integrated in rural development programs can strengthen the spatial character of rural development and synergies can be originated by the development of appropriate wildlife and human living conditions and more harmonized urban-rural relations

Characteristics of Post Socialist Spatial Development of the Functional Urban Area of Veszprém, Hungary

The post-socialist era resulted remarkable changes in urban landscape in Eastern Europe and in Hungary. The special circumstances caused moderate level of urbanisation and special patterns of urban sprawl, traceable in land use changes. The urban sprawl and suburbanisation became an important trend around smaller Hungarian cities as well. Regulators are eager to rule the evolution of spaces, however, it is hard to control all aspects of land use. The research presented in this paper shows the dynamics of new artificial areas with the help of land use changes from the Corine Database for the functional urban area around Veszprém and attempts to find the most important policy responses to the growing artificial surfaces after transition. The research questions are: What are the most important trends in changing in-built areas in a small city after the transition? What kind of new artificial areas appeared and where are they situated? Were the land use plans and nature protection effective tools for manage urban sprawl? With the help of Corine land use changes between 1990-2018 the most important spatial changes are shown, and the different peri-urban areas are compared around the core town. Attention is drawn to the importance of regulation for sustainable land use and protection of resources. It also highlights the importance of the regulatory power of municipalities. Changes in the environment of Veszprém may give inspiration for the rethinking the relationship of urban-rural, and catchment area and core town

Reviving of natural networks in Hungary

In the lecture we explore the habitat restoration works in Hungary in general and we are focusing on the area of Hanság where the latest rehabilitation works enhanced the ecologic value of the area reviving the former richness of marshlands. With the reviving of the former landscape values we are making recommendations for the elaboration of Greenway Natural Jewels of Hanság

Possible Assessment Method of Green Infrastructure in the Case of Small Town Keszthely, Hungary

Recently the planning of green infrastructure (GI) has become a general practice around metropolis (Paris, München, Budapest, etc). A complex methodology is required that goes beyond the scope of traditional green surface systems. However, there are various policy implications in the EU, the smaller towns are lagging to apply them. The paper presents a potential evaluation method through the case study of Keszthely, HU. As Keszthely at Balaton Riviera, is a popular touristic target of CEE, the environmental planning is an essential part of sustainable development. After a literature analyses of assessment methods of GI and ecosystem services, the aspects of GI have been valued on grade scales, based on field surveys and indicators. The current status of the GI was surveyed which is a base for further development and monitoring activities. The paper introduces the methodology, which contributes to preservation of ecosystems