Influence of weather as a changing part of landscape elements - on the touristical potentials of the Káli basin

The aim of this study is to find out the connection between the amount of sunshine hours, as changing part of landscape elements, and the touristical attractiveness and the popularity of visitors in the Káli Basin in Hungary. The data have been collected between 25 June and 13 September 1999. The analysis of the data shows that in the period from 25 June to 20 August, strong, negative correlation exists between the above mentioned two variables; and the basin is visited by those tourists, who spend their holiday in the resorts at Lake Balaton. In the studied period the touristical frequentation of the area grew on cloudy days - when the amount of direct solar radiation is decreased - , probably because this weather is not favourable for bathing. Later, between 21 August and 13 September a positive correlation was found, which presents quite well that after the end of the bathing season tourists preferred to visit this area in days characterised by sunshine, and they mostly came from the neighbouring towns and from the capital. In this period the increasing amount of sunshine hours intensified the touristical potential of the Káli Basin. The above mentioned facts suggest, that the Káli Basin belongs to the touristical attraction zone of Lake Balaton and the number of visitors in the summer season depends on the migration of visitors of Lake Balaton

Possibilities of country development from the point of wiev of tourism – an investigation in the Káli-basin (West-Hungary)

As the result of our study - based on representative opinionnaire -, the following suggestions were made in connection with the regional development of the Káli Basin: It would be important to prove the accommodation possibilities in the outskirts area of the basin (i.e. in Balatonhenye and Monoszló villages). The beautiful landscape and its view points are the main attractions for the visitors, therefore besides the development of ecotourism it would be useful to represent more aesthetical values of the area and to open newer view points. Further effort should be made to preserve the scenic values of the villages and to avoid overcrowding. The spatial structure of the tourism must be changed as well. The visitors attention should be drawn to other points - by signs, building foot paths - outside of the strictly protected zones (i.e. the beech tree at Õshenye, the rock field at Kõvágóõrs), so the most visited rock field at Szentbékkálla could be lighten

A területhasználat változásának tendenciái a Balaton vízgyűjtőjén a településsoros statisztikai adatok tükrében

The aim of this study is to describe the main trends of land-use changes in the Balaton catchment area and its subareas applying agricultural census data.There is a great difference in landuse change between the inshore settlements and the rest of the catchment area of the Lake Balaton. The greatest changes were detected between 1913 and 1935, when the territory of orchard and vineyards decreased considerably. At this time the proportion of orchards and vineyard areas of inshore settlements was higher than of the whole catchment. This fact is in connection with the increasing importance of inshore settlements in recreation since 1913

Influence of weather – as changing part of landscape elements – on the touristical potentials of the Káli basin.

The aim of this study is to find out the connection between the amount of sunshine hours, as changing part of landscape elements, and the touristical attractiveness and the popularity of visitors in the Káli Basin in Hungary. The data have been collected between 25 June and 13 September 1999. The analysis of the data shows that in the period from 25 June to 20 August, strong, negative correlation exists between the above mentioned two variables; and the basin is visited by those tourists, who spend their holiday in the resorts at Lake Balaton. In the studied period the touristical frequentation of the area grew on cloudy days - when the amount of direct solar radiation is decreased - , probably because this weather is not favourable for bathing. Later, between 21 August and 13 September a positive correlation was found, which presents quite well that after the end of the bathing season tourists preferred to visit this area in days characterised by sunshine, and they mostly came from the neighbouring towns and from the capital. In this period the increasing amount of sunshine hours intensified the touristical potential of the Káli Basin. The above mentioned facts suggest, that the Káli Basin belongs to the touristical attraction zone of Lake Balaton and the number of visitors in the summer season depends on the migration of visitors of Lake Balaton

Tájváltozás térinformatikai módszerekkel történő értékelése egy balaton-felvidéki mintaterület (Káli-medence) példáján

Az utóbbi öt évtized gazdasági, politikai, változásai alapvetően átformálták hazánk olyan területeinek tájszerkezetét is, melyek különleges táji, tájesztétikai értéket képviselnek. Ilyen terület a Káli-medencében található Fekete-hegy, mely a medencével együtt 1984- óta védelem alatt áll, és 1997-óta a Balaton-felvidéki Nemzeti Park részét képezi. A hegyre korábban a domborzati elemekhez stabilan kötődő tájhasználati formák voltak a jellemzőek. A hegy bazaltfennsíkján az erdőgazdálkodás, lejtőjén a szőlőművelés, míg a hegy lábánál, és a medence alján a legeltető állattartás és a szántóföldi növénytermesztés volt a domináns. A hatvanas évek elején a termőföldek szövetkezeti tulajdonba kerültek, mely más borvidékékekhez hasonlóan (CSORBA, P. 1989, 1999) Fekete-hegy lejtőjén is jelentősen átrendezte a szőlőterületek térszerkezetét. A szőlők a hegylejtő felső, meredekebb szakaszáról a nagyüzemi módszerekkel is könnyen művelhető hegylábi „szoknya” területére szorultak vissza. A második jelentős mértékű tájszerkezeti változás a hetvenes évektől indult meg, amikor Fekete-hegy területén (a Balaton-felvidék többi tanúhegyéhez hasonlóan) a hagyományos agrárfunkció háttérbe szorulásával párhuzamosan a rekreációs funkció került előtérbe, és ezzel magyarázhatóan a nyaralók, hétvégi házak számának növekedése miatt a terület beépítettsége jelentősen nőtt (BÖHÖNYEY Á. - SZANTKUTY G 1982). A harmadik jelentős területi átrendeződés a rendszerváltást követő privatizáció következében ment végbe, mely egyfajta visszarendeződést eredményezett a szőlők területiségében. A homogén hegylábi parcellák helyét ismét a meredekebb, és magasabb helyzetű lejtőket is hasznosító gazdálkodás vált dominánssá, míg a hegylejtő beépítettsége tovább növekedett. Dolgozatunkban a mintaterületen végbement tájszerkezeti változások számszerűsítésének (mérésének), és térbeli ábrázolásának néhány kvantitatív módszerét, és e módszerek alkalmazásának néhány eredményét mutatjuk be

Tájak természetességének értékelése tájmetriai módszerekkel Magyarország példáján

A kutatás célja a tájmetriai mutatók alkalmazása a hemeróbia változásának vizsgálatában

Spreading of Invasive Species in Greenways: a GIS-based Case Study in Hungary

The fast spread of invasive species is leading to a reduction in biodiversity and habitat loss for native species. It is especially important to consider the environmental aspects during greenway planning. Ecological corridors are designed to assure the migration of species between the valuable conservation areas and to reduce the spreading ability of invasive species. This paper analyses the proportion invasive species on the greenways (ecological corridors) of the Southern Hungarian Great Plain NUTS 2 statistical region, in Hungary. The spreading conditions and dynamics of invasive species were compared inside and outside greenways. The study aims to define the ecological factors that influence the spread of two invasive species: silver berry (Elaeagnus angustifolia) and common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca). Another goal was to prepare the hazard map of invasive species for a study area based on the results. This map can be used to make recommendations for the modification of ecological networks. Georeferred point based landscape photographs of the EU project LUCAS (Land Use/Cover Area Statistical Survey) were used for our research. LUCAS allows monitoring of environmental changes because of the fieldwork based landscape photographs were taken in every (more than 1000) sample points of the study area. The LUCAS points with a high number of silver berry (Elaeagnus angustifolia) and common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) were easily identified from the photos based on the morphology. The chosen points of the database give good opportunity to examine how large the proportion of invasive species is in the elements of the ecological network (ecological core area, corridor and buffer area) in the Southern Hungarian Great Plain NUTS 2 level statistical region study area. To assess the degrees of hazard the geographical factors influencing the spread of invasive species were examined using digital databases referring to soil, land cover, land cover change and drainage system maps. Based on these analyses the hazard map was prepared considering the above mentioned invasive species. The showed methods and results will be able to add some new useful tools for greenway, and ecological network planning